The Pied Piper (1985)
- Original title
- Krysař
- Directed by
- Jiří Barta
- Genre
- horror film, animated film, speculative fiction film, puppet film
- Country
- West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Germany
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 78 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
A dark animated adaptation of the Pied Piper legend. A mysterious piper is hired to rid a town of rats but is scorned for his payment. The film uses puppetry and a grim visual style to retell the old fairy tale.
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What happens
The Pied Piper (Czech: Krysař) is a 1986 Czechoslovak animated dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. The story is an adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Magic Skis (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.