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Educational Programme - Films For All Ages
Crew:
Director: Jirí Trnka
Screenplay: Jiri Trnka
DOP: Emanuel Franek
Production: Krátký Film Praha
Screenplay: Jiri Trnka
DOP: Emanuel Franek
Production: Krátký Film Praha
A colorful sequence of animals, artists, jugglers and circus-rider performances.
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Original Title:
Veselý cirkus -
Country:
Czech Republic -
Year:
1951 - 12'
Crew:
Director: Jirí Trnka
Screenplay: Jiri Trnka
DOP: Emanuel Franek
Production: Krátký Film Praha
Screenplay: Jiri Trnka
DOP: Emanuel Franek
Production: Krátký Film Praha
Director
Jiří Trnka

Jirí Trnka (1912-1969), often dubbed the “Walt Disney of the East” was a Czech filmmaker, illustrator and puppet maker, whose work constituted a legacy of extraordinary grace and beauty, whose poetic style, inspired by popular tradition and in fairy tales, profoundly influenced subsequent generations.