The Czech Year
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| The Czech Year | |
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| Directed by | Jirí Trnka |
| Produced by | Krátký Film Praha Jiri Trnka Studio |
| Written by | Jirí Trnka |
| Music by | Václav Trojan Josef Zavadil (sound) |
| Cinematography | Emanuel Franek Vladimír Novotný |
| Editing by | Helena Lebdusková |
| Distributed by | Krátký Film Praha |
| Release date(s) | 1947 (Czechoslovakia) |
| Running time | 75 min |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
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The Czech Year (Czech: Spalicek), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated feature film from Czechoslovakia. 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.
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[edit] 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".
[edit] Awards
- 1947—Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
- 1948—Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
- 1949—Paris (France): First Prize in Category
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Spalicek at the Internet Movie Database
- Kratky animated film database
- Spalicek at the Big Cartoon Database
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