Jiří Brdečka Movies

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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