Movies

After the flying machines of "How Man Learned to Fly," this next popular science installment by Jiří Brdečka focuses on the history...

A short, humorous history of aviation based on Kamil Lhoták's book "Balloons, Wings, Propellers."

Adapting a 1930s song, Brdečka presents a ballad of true love between a miner and his sweetheart in a tale that ends in tragedy.

A hunter goes out to the forest, followed by his lady love. Things do not go well, as documented in song.

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

A fanciful apocryphal tale about the famous Greek scholar, who is determined not to have his mind taken off educating young Alexander the Great,...

This original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's sad, socially conscious fairy tale, The Happy Prince, hinges on the conflict between fact and dream,...

A short animated film based on the American folk song about a logger in the habit of stirring his coffee with his thumb.

Czechoslovakian cartoon version of Little Red Riding Hood. Here, Red Riding Hood's family finds a way to take care of the wolf.

An agitprop piece lampooning a perceived blemish on contemporary society — short notices in shop windows offering a pithy explanation of why...

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...

This melancholy piece about the metamorphoses of love and the eternal dissatisfaction of human beings with what they have was inspired by the lyrics...

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...

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