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The Czech Year
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Wikipedia article
'The Czech Year' (Czech title: 'palek'), also called 'A Treasury of Fairy-Tales', is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia. It was the first feature film directed by Ji Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.
Plot
The traditional customs and tales of a Czech village are depicted in six separate sequences: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".
Awards
*1947—Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
*1948—Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
*1949—Paris (France): First Prize in Category
See also
*List of animated feature films
*List of package films
*List of stop-motion films
*'palek (ballet)', a ballet by Bohuslav Martin
References
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