Jiří Brdečka Movies
- 1959
Why UNESCO?
Why UNESCO?01959HD
The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.
- 1951
Kašlání a kýchání
Kašlání a kýchání01951HD
- 1974
Accordion Song
Accordion Song01974HD
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...
- 1974
The Miner's Rose
The Miner's Rose01974HD
Adapting a 1930s song, Brdečka presents a ballad of true love between a miner and his sweetheart in a tale that ends in tragedy.
- 1968
Revenge
Revenge01968HD
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....
- 1963
How to Keep Slim
How to Keep Slim41963HD
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...
- 1966
Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?
Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?01966HD
This tongue-in-cheek variation on the popular theme of the mysterious smile on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting narrates the Maestro's...
- 1973
The Unlucky One
The Unlucky One01973HD
Another well-known children's story. Jiří Brdečka made it on commission for his friend, Italian producer Max Massimino-Garnier, as...
- 1961
The Television Fan
The Television Fan51961HD
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...
- 1981
Das Feuer des Faust
Das Feuer des Faust01981HD
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...
- 1951
Neviditelní nepřátelé
Neviditelní nepřátelé01951HD
- 1948
Andělský kabát
Andělský kabát01948HD
- 1961
Man Under Water
Man Under Water61961HD
After the flying machines of "How Man Learned to Fly," this next popular science installment by Jiří Brdečka focuses on the history...
- 1975
Closed Due to Illness
Closed Due to Illness01975HD
An agitprop piece lampooning a perceived blemish on contemporary society — short notices in shop windows offering a pithy explanation of why...
- 1965
The Deserter
The Deserter01965HD
An absurd slapstick piece about a man immersed in his own dreams, refusing to accept everyday reality. He finds everyone obnoxious, children and...
- 1976
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze11976HD
A combined film, or rather personal profile, in which the naive paintings of quirky comedian and self-taught painter Josef Hlinomaze are brought to...
- 1954
A Drop Too Much
A Drop Too Much5.81954HD
A careful motorcyclist stops by a cozy pub on his way home to his sweetheart.
- 1961
Our Little Red Riding Hood
Our Little Red Riding Hood51961HD
Czechoslovakian cartoon version of Little Red Riding Hood. Here, Red Riding Hood's family finds a way to take care of the wolf.
- 1948
Šváb
Šváb01948HD
- 1968
The Power of Destiny
The Power of Destiny4.81968HD
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...