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Sep 25 1959 N/A 1h 16m
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

Plot

The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

Written by

Jirí Brdecka, Josef Kainar, Howard Sackler

Directed by

Jirí Trnka

Production Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies

Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

Languages

Ceský

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
520
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA