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Browse 27 movies from Krátký film Praha – Studio animovaných filmů
A fable on the futility of progress for its own sake.
Jan 1968
A boy has a velvetbean caterpillar as a pet. He teaches it to dance and it becomes a world sensation.
Dec 1971
Dec 1968
A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
A humorous modern fairy-tale about boys who woke up a mammoth in a school biology room and experienced a lot of adventures with it. After numerous events in which they discover the worst part of their act the boys eventually find out that going to school is quite nice.
Jan 1967
A puppet story about a lighthouse keeper who saves a paper boat while a real ship is sinking nearby.
Oct 1972
Astronauts landing on an unknown planet are overcome with greed evoked by all-consuming amoebas transformed into gemstones. The greed kills the entire crew and the amoebas can take over their ship and eventually Earth. Among other techniques, Mergl uses animated xylographic illustrations and the film‘s uniqueness is underscored by its soundtrack.
Jan 1970
Dec 1972
A Nordic ballad based on the literary work of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
An episode of the children's series about a little Mole. This story tells how the little Mole chased a cuckoo living in a wooden clock booth.
Jan 1975
Mar 1971
An animated lecture that totally overthrows the idea of the tender character of women and violent character of men. It proves that the reality is different.
The mole gets a camera from mouse.
Jun 1975
Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides it’s time to get a younger dog to guard the farm, Bodřík is sent to stay in the junkyard. The first night without Bodřík's watchful eye, one wolf sees his opportunity to strike.
Jan 1969
The little mole finds a green star and wants to place it back into the sky
The mole finds a telephone.
Jun 1974
Welcome to real life, little mole! Incited by a television report, the comfortable coexistence of the gardener and the builder of mounds is threatened, and not just that, so is the mole’s cosy home underground. Rarely did the colourful Czech animation series for children show such a serious and brutal fight for existence.
Dec 1970
The mole finds an egg.
Sep 1975