Jiří Brdečka Trailers
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Most Popular Jiří Brdečka Trailers
Total trailers found: 81
The Three Veterans Trailer (1984)
01 July 1984
It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers.
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne Trailer (1958)
22 August 1958
As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued from the sea attempt to warn him of their mutual kidnapper's intentions to dominate the world with a new and more-deadly-yet weapon.
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Trailer (1955)
11 February 1955
A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three daughters to name the measure of their love for him.
When the Cat Comes Trailer (1963)
20 September 1963
While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.
The Emperor and the Golem Trailer (1952)
04 January 1952
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order.
Lemonade Joe Trailer (1964)
16 October 1964
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Trailer (1981)
02 October 1981
In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpithians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera.
Taková láska Trailer (1959)
02 October 1959
A student commits suicide out of unhappy love to a married man; story is recounted in retrospective by a "judge" who asks the audience to decide who is the guilty party.
Straw Hat Trailer (1972)
24 March 1972
Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it seems, to marry Helen Nonankur - daughter of a wealthy farmer.
Joy of Love Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
This melancholy piece about the metamorphoses of love and the eternal dissatisfaction of human beings with what they have was inspired by the lyrics of the French song "Plaisir d'amour.
Baton Out of the Bag Trailer (1956)
06 September 1956
A poor musician with a good heart, as a reward for sharing even the last piece of bread despite being hungry himself, is rewarded with a miraculous napkin on which the best delicacies appear.
Wolf Trap Trailer (1958)
23 May 1958
The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older -- woman (Jirina Sejbavola).
Prague Nights Trailer (1969)
06 June 1969
A stuffy middle-aged foreigner, a businessman named Fabricius, lonely and looking for a night's diversion, finds it in the form of a mysterious blonde.
Old Czech Legends Trailer (1953)
11 September 1953
A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather, Bivoj, Libuse, Premysl, Girls War, Horymir, Lucka War.
Minstrel's Song Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
The poetical story, based on a late Gothic song about the serene and fulfilling relationship of two lovers, is expressed through the minimalist animation of Ludmila Jiříncová's paintings.
The King of Kings Trailer (1963)
12 July 1963
During his work assignment in Tamani Kingdom, Czech worker Lojza saves a local man from dying in the desert.
How Man Learned to Fly Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
A short, humorous history of aviation based on Kamil Lhoták's book "Balloons, Wings, Propellers."
Universum Brdečka Trailer (2017)
21 December 2017
Lemonade Joe, The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, Dinner for Adele, The and the Golem - These and other Czech cinematography film hits have on thing in common: Jirí Brdecka.
Song of the Prairie Trailer (1949)
01 January 1949
An animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.
What I Haven't Told the Prince Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
This original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's sad, socially conscious fairy tale, The Happy Prince, hinges on the conflict between fact and dream, reality and poetry.
Lost Children Trailer (1957)
10 May 1957
Lost Children (Czech: Ztracenci) is a Czechoslovak war film directed by Miloš Makovec. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
Springman and the SS Trailer (1946)
20 December 1946
The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a spring from an old lounge-chair, became the terror of the Prague-occupying SS troops in World War II.
The Gift Trailer (1947)
12 September 1947
Trnka reached new heights of modernist abstraction with this innovative, surrealist mini-masterwork, which critic Jean-Pierre Coursodon praised as the Citizen Kane of animation.
The Power of Destiny Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
An ironic anecdote about a fortune-teller perplexed by her customer who laughs at her reading of his palm.
The Television Fan Trailer (1961)
02 January 1961
The film tries to persuade young viewers that they should only watch TV after having completed their duties; it shows them (and their parents) what the world would look like if everyone watched TV instead of working.
The Unlucky One Trailer (1973)
02 January 1973
Another well-known children's story. Jiří Brdečka made it on commission for his friend, Italian producer Max Massimino-Garnier, as part of a European animated fairy tale project.
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun Trailer (1984)
01 October 1984
A bachelor named Faun with a Don Juan complex, seized with a hypochondriac's fear of the ineluctable approach of death, enters a race against time's passage.
Metamorpheus Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Orpheus reconsidered, starting from animations of mosaic images. Eventually, there is lava.
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Trailer (1978)
04 August 1978
When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant.
The Face Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
An experimental study in black and white tracing the stages of human life through the transformation of a man’s face.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Trailer (1962)
01 July 1962
A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.
Accordion Song Trailer (1974)
02 January 1974
This story of a Soviet soldier who was killed during the liberation of Prague in May 1945 combines Zdenek Seydl's animated drawings with documentary footage by war correspondents.
My Darling Clementine Trailer (1959)
02 January 1959
This animated precursor to music videos was made on commission for the American company Rembrandt Films.
Why UNESCO? Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.
Our Little Red Riding Hood Trailer (1961)
10 March 1961
Czechoslovakian cartoon version of Little Red Riding Hood. Here, Red Riding Hood's family finds a way to take care of the wolf.
Forester’s Song Trailer (1966)
30 December 1966
A hunter goes out to the forest, followed by his lady love. Things do not go well, as documented in song.
Love Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Another one of Brdečka's variations on the topic of love, with unusual protagonists: a spider and a destitute poet who live in friendship in one room, until a girl turns up with whom the man falls in love.
Neposlušný zajíček Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.
The Frozen Logger Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
A short animated film based on the American folk song about a logger in the habit of stirring his coffee with his thumb.
The Miner's Rose Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
Adapting a 1930s song, Brdečka presents a ballad of true love between a miner and his sweetheart in a tale that ends in tragedy.
Prince Copperslick's Thirteenth Chamber Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A meat-eating monarch marries a vegetarian princess.
Man Under Water Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
After the flying machines of "How Man Learned to Fly," this next popular science installment by Jiří Brdečka focuses on the history of submarines and deep sea exploration, denouncing the arms industry along the way, as the politics of the day required.
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
A combined film, or rather personal profile, in which the naive paintings of quirky comedian and self-taught painter Josef Hlinomaze are brought to life, accompanied by the protagonist's humorous commentary.
The Deserter Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
An absurd slapstick piece about a man immersed in his own dreams, refusing to accept everyday reality.
Closed Due to Illness Trailer (1975)
02 January 1975
An agitprop piece lampooning a perceived blemish on contemporary society — short notices in shop windows offering a pithy explanation of why the shop is closed.
