8 masterpieces of Czech animation
List of the best shorts and full-lenght czech animated films for grown-ups .
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- DirectorRené LalouxStarsBarry BostwickJennifer DrakeEric BauginOn a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.Made in Czech-French coo production, The Wild Planet pictures human race as a bunch of enslaved savages in the hands of blue-skinned bobbleheaded half-naked giant aliens. Convinced of their unbeatable superiority, the blue giants decided to sweep the pink pests out of their miserable existence. One time again someone underestimated the human self-preservation instinct. Or not?
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsOldrich KaiserJirí LábusMichal PavlícekThe story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with a twist.An adaptation of the all-time-classic Pied Piper pictures the worst of human nature in sharp and expressive artistic language. Depressively grotesque shortie without a single spoken word, where all the communication between characters is done by grunting and mumbling... And squeaking, of course!
- DirectorJirí TrnkaAn animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.Short animated Western parody featuirng assaulted stagecoach, the Lady, the Villain and the singing Hero. Tons of fun in all that dust behind the wheels.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.Are you one of those people who find "Alice in Wonderland" incredibly creepy? Well, Svankmajer’s adaptation proves you are right and it fills you up with many unforgettable surrealistic visions. Behold at the horror being trapped in children’s imagination. Because between many adaptations of Alice, this one truly admits that nothing is as it seems to be. "Said the White Rabbit..."
- DirectorVáclav MerglA sci-fi film that is an allegory about the suicidal character of war waged by militant factions. A military scientist who originally intends to breed perfect robots - crabs, based on the principle "the strongest survive", that would live on metal and would be an ideal diversionary weapon - finds his plans turned against him but it is too late to change it.Creating a terrible mindless weapon, which eats metal, reproduces and mutates itself uncontrollably, was not the brightest idea in the history of modern warfare. Sorry to say that...
- DirectorJirí TrnkaA delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand's obstinate demands stop?This animated short reflected the situation of Czech artists during the communist era. The Mighty Hand keeping a harlequin in his golden cage, caressing her followers, yet oppressing the free minded. The film was banned by the regime till the velvet revolution and now is considered one of the strongest symbolical statements of personal freedom. (And it’s not as boring as it sounds)
- DirectorJan SvankmajerThree surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.Surreal forms of social communication pictures the mayhem of misunderstanding. Clay, meat and scrap metal included. Good ol Svankmajer. Hell yeah!
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsLudek MunzarJaroslav MouckaChristian BrücknerA young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.Based on Ottfried Preussler’s "Krabat", this film falls within the forgotten category of full-length animated horrors. The animation may seem a little bit lame, but in combination with good storytelling and unique and unmistakable arty style, it creates one of the strongest animated movies ever done.