Jiří Trnka's masterpieces
This end-of-year cycle is an opportunity to bring together some of the finest 35mm prints in our collections.
The criteria that led to this selection:
a) the rarity of the chosen movie on film
b) the effect of contrast (period, style, culture) between one film and the other
c) the quality of conservation of the print
Adapted from Boccaccio's Decameron, the film follows a priest who falls in love with a young woman, disguising himself as the archangel Gabriel in order to seduce her.
A young chimney sweep, who has installed springs under his shoes, jumps from roof to roof and frightens the German SS.
A ceramist caring for his green plant is invaded by a huge hand insisting that the artist sculpts a statue in its image.
This paper-cut animation features a variety of circus acts as fanciful as they are spectacular.
Jiří Tomáš Trnka
Jiří Tomáš Trnka was a Czech artist, puppeteer, illustrator, painter, sculptor, writer, screenwriter, costume designer and animator. One of the founders of Czech animation, he was also a world-renowned illustrator and creator of puppet films.
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