Old Czech Legends (1952)
- Original title
- Staré pověsti české
- Directed by
- Jiří Trnka
- Genre
- fantasy film, animated film, historical film, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- Btl
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film uses stop motion puppets to tell ancient legends from Czech history, including tales of prophets and warriors. It follows the people of the land as they face challenges and build their culture.
mythologicalstatelycontemplativevisually intricatenostalgicseriousatmosphericslow-paced
What happens
Old Czech Legends (Czech: Staré pověsti české) is a 1953 Czechoslovak stop motion puppet animation film directed by Jiří Trnka. It is based on the 1894 book Ancient Bohemian Legends by Alois Jirásek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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