The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
by Milos Makovec, Jir? Trnka
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Actor: Boris Karloff, Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna, Helena Patockova, Jaromir SobotoaDirector: Jir? Trnka, Milos Makovec
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 156 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-03-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
Movie Review: Jiri Trnka
Summary: 4 Stars
In my youth, Jiri Trnka was a ground breaker in the world of puppet animation and creative narrative. We watched avidly for his films as they were technically fascinating, extremely witty and had a depth which english language films so lacked.
In viewing Trnka again after so many years it has dated in technique but is still as fresh in content.We have become so used to the marvels of computer animation that the labourious process of stop photography with its shortcomings sadly seems somewhat lacking. However Trnka, the master, can still show a trick or two as far as content is concerned.
This film is a sentimental journey for many of us, but is well worth watching as a stage of filmic development.
Summary of The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
The Czech stop-motion puppet animation master Jiri Trnka directed some of the most acclaimed animated films ever made. In 1966, four years before his death, Newsday lauded him as "second to Chaplin as a film artist because his work inaugurated a new stage in a medium long dominated by Disney." Trnka continues to astound audiences to this day, particularly those discovering this amazing animation for the first time. This collection includes five of the master's shorts and his feature-length classic "The Emperor's Nightingale" based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale and narrated by Boris Karloff. Includes: The Emperor's Nightingale (1951, 67 min.), The Hand (18 min.), The Story of the Bass Cello (13 min.), A Merry Circus (11 min.), A Drop Too Much (14 min.), The Song of the Prairie (21 min.), Jiri Trnka: Puppet Animation Master documentary (12 min.).Animation DVD Video
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