Jiří Brdečka Movies

A satirical agitprop piece on dieting. The protagonist is a man trying to slim down in various ways; his attempts are radical but inconsistent, and...

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...

A young aristocrat is madly in love with an inventor, but her parents arrange her marriage to an old army general.

This animated precursor to music videos was made on commission for the American company Rembrandt Films. It illustrates an American folk song of the...

Trnka reached new heights of modernist abstraction with this innovative, surrealist mini-masterwork, which critic Jean-Pierre Coursodon praised as...

A short film promoting contemporary cosmetic products against the backdrop of an entertaining history of cosmetics.

One of a trilogy of animated shorts based on Moravian folk ballads.

One of a trilogy of animated shorts based on Moravian folk ballads.

This anti-war piece presents an exaggerated, satirical overview of the evolution of weapons from a prehistoric club to the atomic bomb.

Lemonade Joe, The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, Dinner for Adele, The and the Golem - These and other Czech cinematography film hits have on...

Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.

An ironic anecdote about a fortune-teller perplexed by her customer who laughs at her reading of his palm. According to her, the man is to become a...

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...

An experimental study in black and white tracing the stages of human life through the transformation of a man’s face.

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

A combined film, or rather personal profile, in which the naive paintings of quirky comedian and self-taught painter Josef Hlinomaze are brought to...