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The Czech Year

Summary

The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia.[1] It was the first feature film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.

The Czech Year
Directed byJiří Trnka
Written byJiří Trnka
Produced byKrátký Film Praha
Jiří Trnka Studio
CinematographyEmanuel Franek
Vladimír Novotný
Edited byHelena Lebdusková
Music byVáclav Trojan
Josef Zavadil (sound)
Distributed byKrátký Film Praha
Release date
  • 13 December 1947 (1947-12-13) (Czechoslovakia)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Plot edit

The traditional customs and tales of a Czech village are depicted in six separate sequences: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 82. ISBN 9781476672939.

External links edit

  • Spalicek at IMDb  
  • Kratky animated film database
    • A Treasury of Fairy-tales at the Kratky animated film database
  • Spalicek at the Big Cartoon Database