The Czech Year
1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film
- 13 December 1947 (1947-12-13) (Czechoslovakia)
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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.
Plot
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
- 1947—Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
- 1948—Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
- 1949—Paris (France): First Prize in Category
See also
- List of animated feature films
- List of package films
- List of stop-motion films
- Špalíček (ballet), a ballet by Bohuslav Martinů
References
- ^ 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
- Spalicek at IMDb
- Kratky animated film database
- A Treasury of Fairy-tales at the Kratky animated film database
- Spalicek at the Big Cartoon Database
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Films directed by Jiří Trnka
- Springman and the SS
- The Czech Year
- The Emperor's Nightingale
- Prince Bayaya
- Old Czech Legends
- The Good Soldier Schweik
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The Cybernetic Grandma
- The Hand
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