Movies and TvShows featuring "czech-animation" theme.
Join the charming mole as he embarks on a whimsical and surreal adventure. With his curious nature and heart full of wonder, he encounters magical creatures and navigates through enchanting worlds. This delightful TV show will captivate viewers of all ages with its imaginative storytelling and lovable characters.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen follows the titular character as he regales people with incredible stories and embarks on extraordinary adventures. From riding a cannonball to the moon to battling a giant fish, the baron's tales are filled with wonder and excitement. Along the way, he encounters a sultan, a princess, and a beauty known as the rose. With a mixture of animation and live-action sequences, this film brings to life the fantastical world of the baron.
Even Mice Belong in Heaven is a stop-motion animated movie that follows the story of a mouse and a fox who form an unlikely friendship in the afterlife. They embark on an adventure filled with love, hate, and reincarnation, exploring themes of friendship and the meaning of life.
In "Living Large," a 12-year-old boy faces bullying due to his weight and decides to take charge of his life by adopting a healthier lifestyle and trying to win the heart of the girl he admires. Through his journey, he learns the importance of positivity and standing against body shaming, discovering that true confidence comes from embracing who you are.
The Hand is a psychological horror short film from 1965. It follows the story of a hand that comes to life and starts causing destruction and violence. The hand is controlled by a sculptor who uses it as a means of expressing his frustration and anger against society. The film explores themes of free will, oppression, and individualism.
Tony is wasting away at home. His controlling parents want to protect him mostly because, once he takes off his mask and gloves, he glows. But his new friend, Shelly, doesn't seem to mind it at all, as their house is shrouded in darkness.
In this stop-motion animated film, the Pied Piper uses his magical pipe to rid a medieval town of its rat infestation, but when the town refuses to pay him, he seeks revenge by luring away all of the town's children.
Dimensions of Dialogue is a surreal stop-motion animated film that explores the complexities of communication through various dimensions. It presents three different stories: one about two individuals trying to communicate but failing miserably, the second about two heads engaged in a brutal conversation, and the third about a mouthless man who eats others to gain their abilities. Through these stories, the film delves into the themes of miscommunication, power dynamics, and the consequences of language.
When Herra, a young Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan, she has no idea what kind of life awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor of the family she is about to integrate into. A liberal grandfather, an adopted child who is highly intelligent and Freshta, who would do anything to escape her husband's violent grip.
A military scientist successfully creates robot soldiers in the shape of crabs, which turn out to be deadly warriors, but soon he discovers that his ambitious invention evolves in unexpected ways.
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 Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechoslovakia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illustrator. The visual style is adapted from his drawings. The film is a comedy about the creation of the universe in six days, with the devil messing around and contributing in his own way.
Ironbark Bill has to fight against some insolent jackrabbits.
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.
Within a relatively small framework this short cartoon tells us about two little cousins—a beautiful one and an ugly one—that prove that all that glitters is not gold, and even an embodied beauty can have the heart of a werewolf. From an artistic point of view, the message of the story is underlined by Salamoun's specific style.
A small minotaur, his Mum Medusa, a Cyclops delivery guy, the neighbors the Grey Sisters... Legendary characters from the Greek mythology live their lives and solve their problems in today's world.