Jiří Brdečka Movies

Another well-known children's story. Jiří Brdečka made it on commission for his friend, Italian producer Max Massimino-Garnier, as...

One of a trilogy of animated shorts based on Moravian folk ballads.

Adapting a 1930s song, Brdečka presents a ballad of true love between a miner and his sweetheart in a tale that ends in tragedy.

A hunter goes out to the forest, followed by his lady love. Things do not go well, as documented in song.

A short film promoting contemporary cosmetic products against the backdrop of an entertaining history of cosmetics.

This original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's sad, socially conscious fairy tale, The Happy Prince, hinges on the conflict between fact and dream,...

Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.

One of a trilogy of animated shorts based on Moravian folk ballads.

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

This animated precursor to music videos was made on commission for the American company Rembrandt Films. It illustrates an American folk song of the...

A picture based on an old folk song tells us a horrifying story about a soldier returning home after twenty years. His parents do not recognize him,...

Lemonade Joe, The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, Dinner for Adele, The and the Golem - These and other Czech cinematography film hits have on...

This anti-war piece presents an exaggerated, satirical overview of the evolution of weapons from a prehistoric club to the atomic bomb.

Orpheus reconsidered, starting from animations of mosaic images. Eventually, there is lava.

An absurd slapstick piece about a man immersed in his own dreams, refusing to accept everyday reality. He finds everyone obnoxious, children and...