Jiří Brdečka Movies

The cartoon film sets out to justify the existence of UNESCO as an instrument for world peace.

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

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

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

Another well-known children's story. Jiří Brdečka made it on commission for his friend, Italian producer Max Massimino-Garnier, as...

The poetical story, based on a late Gothic song about the serene and fulfilling relationship of two lovers, is expressed through the minimalist...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

An absurd slapstick piece about a man immersed in his own dreams, refusing to accept everyday reality. He finds everyone obnoxious, children and...

A picture based on an old folk song tells us a horrifying story about a soldier returning home after twenty years. His parents do not recognize him,...