Jan Werich's Fimfarum is an animated anthology film that brings to life the imaginative and humorous stories written by Jan Werich. Each segment of the film follows unique characters and explores different themes, including deals with the devil, magic, and fantastical adventures. Through stop-motion puppet animation, Fimfarum creates a whimsical world filled with fairy tales and episodic tales that will entertain audiences of all ages.
The film contains three Jan Werich's fairy tales, each directed by one artist. The first story sets out to the Sumava mountains in Southern Bohemia to find out whether Ogres ever lived there. The middle tale The Hat and the Little Jay Feather concerns a king who sends his three sons to bring back a hat he left at a tavern when he was young. The third and longest fairy tale Reason and Luck is about the two virtues of the title try to prove their importance by changing the life of a pig herder named Louis. Written by
In this antological film, four fairy tales from the book by Jan Werich, each one by a different director. Břetislav Pojar directs the story of Thumbelina, Aurel Klimt "The Hunchbacks of Damascus", Vlasta Pospíšilová "Three Sisters and a Ring" and Jan Balej close the film with "The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?".