Jan Werich's Fimfarum

Jan Werich's Fimfarum 2002

6.90

feature-length animated band on the themes of Jan Werich's book. A funny and instructive narrative about fairy-tale and everyday things, about the dwarves, the miracles, but also about the very ordinary human weaknesses and cleverness. The Art Concept of Puppet Stories accurately depicts the humor and atmosphere of the fairy tales "Fimfarum", "The Fall of the Oak", "Franta Nebojsa", "The Dream of the Dream" and "Lakomá Barka", written by Jan Werich on a gramophone record in the 1960s under the title Fimfarum.

2002

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher 1982

5.60

In this animated version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, a traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to find that the sibling inhabitants are living under a mysterious family curse. The brother's senses have become painfully acute, while his sister has become nearly catatonic.

1982

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor 1996

2.00

An animation based on a short story by Franz Kafka about a country doctor interrupted by an alarm clock on a quiet home evening. In a bomb-ravaged room are waiting a dying child and a group of black market traders playing cards.

1996

Sunken Submarine

Sunken Submarine 1971

1

The fourth instalment of the Deadly Scent adventure series of short films, in which Zea and Lucius this time resist the snares of the criminal Dr. Goad under the surface of the sea.

1971

The Enchanted Bell

The Enchanted Bell 2000

6.30

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

2000

The Fall

The Fall 1999

6.20

As a man waits to fall to his death, overzealous morticians stand in the way of help.

1999

The Maiden and the Soldier

The Maiden and the Soldier 1995

6.00

A strikingly realized puppet tale, based on an old folk ballad of a maiden who sets out to search for her lost fiancé in the turmoils of war. The beloved is found in a stationary hospital where the Grim Reaper is preparing for his gloomy task. It was inspired by the poem The Legend of the Dead Soldier by Bertolt Brecht.

1995