Jiří Brdečka Movies

  • 1962
    Reason and Emotion

    Reason and Emotion

    Reason and Emotion

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    Reason and Emotion, personified as two gardeners, are opponents in a landscaping contest (French formal garden vs. English landscape park), but...

    Reason and Emotion
  • 1950
    Začalo to v době kamenné

    Začalo to v době kamenné

    Začalo to v době kamenné

    01950HD

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

    Začalo to v době kamenné
  • 1973
    The Unlucky One

    The Unlucky One

    The Unlucky One

    01973HD

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

    The Unlucky One
  • 1974
    Accordion Song

    Accordion Song

    Accordion Song

    01974HD

    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
  • 1948
    Andělský kabát

    Andělský kabát

    Andělský kabát

    01948HD

    A grotesque tale about the adventures of the owners of a miraculous heavenly coat that has the power to turn even the most hardened villain into a...

    Andělský kabát
  • 1953
    O světle

    O světle

    O světle

    01953HD

    O světle
  • 1957
    Roztržka

    Roztržka

    Roztržka

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    Roztržka
  • 1961
    The Television Fan

    The Television Fan

    The Television Fan

    51961HD

    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
  • 1956
    The Lost Sentry

    The Lost Sentry

    The Lost Sentry

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    The Lost Sentry
  • 1963
    How to Keep Slim

    How to Keep Slim

    How to Keep Slim

    41963HD

    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
  • 1951
    Kašlání a kýchání

    Kašlání a kýchání

    Kašlání a kýchání

    01951HD

    Kašlání a kýchání
  • 1981
    The Outlaw's Wife

    The Outlaw's Wife

    The Outlaw's Wife

    01981HD

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

    The Outlaw's Wife
  • 1959
    Watch Out!

    Watch Out!

    Watch Out!

    61959HD

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

    Watch Out!
  • 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?
  • 1980
    Unrecognized

    Unrecognized

    Unrecognized

    01980HD

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

    Unrecognized
  • 1970
    How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser

    How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser

    How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser

    01970HD

    A fanciful apocryphal tale about the famous Greek scholar, who is determined not to have his mind taken off educating young Alexander the Great,...

    How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
  • 1965
    The Deserter

    The Deserter

    The Deserter

    01965HD

    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
  • 1966
    Forester’s Song

    Forester’s Song

    Forester’s Song

    01966HD

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

    Forester’s Song
  • 1981
    An Unhappy Marriage

    An Unhappy Marriage

    An Unhappy Marriage

    01981HD

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

    An Unhappy Marriage
  • 1962
    The Frozen Logger

    The Frozen Logger

    The Frozen Logger

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    A short animated film based on the American folk song about a logger in the habit of stirring his coffee with his thumb.

    The Frozen Logger