Jiří Brdečka Movies

  • 1959
    Why UNESCO?

    Why UNESCO?

    Why UNESCO?

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    The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.

    Why UNESCO?
  • 1951
    Kašlání a kýchání

    Kašlání a kýchání

    Kašlání a kýchání

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    Kašlání a kýchání
  • 1974
    Accordion Song

    Accordion Song

    Accordion Song

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    This story of a Soviet soldier who was killed during the liberation of Prague in May 1945 combines Zdenek Seydl's animated drawings with documentary...

    Accordion Song
  • 1974
    The Miner's Rose

    The Miner's Rose

    The Miner's Rose

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

    The Miner's Rose
  • 1968
    Revenge

    Revenge

    Revenge

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    Film based on the story by the French writer Gérard de Nerval. A terrifying story that takes us to Paris in the time of the Three Musketeers....

    Revenge
  • 1963
    How to Keep Slim

    How to Keep Slim

    How to Keep Slim

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    A satirical agitprop piece on dieting. The protagonist is a man trying to slim down in various ways; his attempts are radical but inconsistent, and...

    How to Keep Slim
  • 1966
    Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?

    Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?

    Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?

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    This tongue-in-cheek variation on the popular theme of the mysterious smile on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting narrates the Maestro's...

    Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?
  • 1973
    The Unlucky One

    The Unlucky One

    The Unlucky One

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

    The Unlucky One
  • 1961
    The Television Fan

    The Television Fan

    The Television Fan

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    The film tries to persuade young viewers that they should only watch TV after having completed their duties; it shows them (and their parents) what...

    The Television Fan
  • 1981
    Das Feuer des Faust

    Das Feuer des Faust

    Das Feuer des Faust

    01981HD

    Faustus wants to invent a fire that is stronger than all previous flames. Then death approaches him. In order to prolong his life, he makes a pact...

    Das Feuer des Faust
  • 1951
    Neviditelní nepřátelé

    Neviditelní nepřátelé

    Neviditelní nepřátelé

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    Neviditelní nepřátelé
  • 1948
    Andělský kabát

    Andělský kabát

    Andělský kabát

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    Andělský kabát
  • 1961
    Man Under Water

    Man Under Water

    Man Under Water

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    After the flying machines of "How Man Learned to Fly," this next popular science installment by Jiří Brdečka focuses on the history...

    Man Under Water
  • 1975
    Closed Due to Illness

    Closed Due to Illness

    Closed Due to Illness

    01975HD

    An agitprop piece lampooning a perceived blemish on contemporary society — short notices in shop windows offering a pithy explanation of why...

    Closed Due to Illness
  • 1965
    The Deserter

    The Deserter

    The Deserter

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

    The Deserter
  • 1976
    The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze

    The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze

    The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze

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    A combined film, or rather personal profile, in which the naive paintings of quirky comedian and self-taught painter Josef Hlinomaze are brought to...

    The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze
  • 1954
    A Drop Too Much

    A Drop Too Much

    A Drop Too Much

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    A careful motorcyclist stops by a cozy pub on his way home to his sweetheart.

    A Drop Too Much
  • 1961
    Our Little Red Riding Hood

    Our Little Red Riding Hood

    Our Little Red Riding Hood

    51961HD

    Czechoslovakian cartoon version of Little Red Riding Hood. Here, Red Riding Hood's family finds a way to take care of the wolf.

    Our Little Red Riding Hood
  • 1948
    Šváb

    Šváb

    Šváb

    01948HD

    Šváb
  • 1968
    The Power of Destiny

    The Power of Destiny

    The Power of Destiny

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    An ironic anecdote about a fortune-teller perplexed by her customer who laughs at her reading of his palm. According to her, the man is to become a...

    The Power of Destiny