The Highs and Lows of Animation in Bohemia
Abstract
The recently released DVD Czech animated film 1925-1945 (Ćesky Animovany film 1925-1945) contains a number of interesting films that allow one to revise the well-worn opinions about the beginnings of animation in Czechoslovakia. The most remarkable films in the anthology are the works of Karel and Irene Dodal, Hermina Tyrlovä and the famous Hungarian pioneer of puppet animation György Päl, who fled from Berlin to Prague, after Hitler took power in Germany. The Polish viewer might be surprised by the films that were made by the best Czech animators during World War II, at the very start of their careers. The films show that despite the occupation, film production near the Vltava was developing quite well.
Keywords:
animation, Czech cinema, World War IIReferences
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Marcin Giżyckikwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Rhode Island School of Design United States
Krytyk i historyk sztuki; autor książek z dziedziny historii filmu i zjawisk kultury artystycznej. Wykładowca w Rhode Island School of Design w USA. Opublikował m.in. Nie tylko Disney - rzecz o kinie animowanym (2000), Koniec i co dalej? (2001), Słownik kierunków, ruchów i kluczowych pojęć sztuki drugiej połowy XX wieku (2002), Wenders do domu! Europejskie filmy o Ameryce i ich recepcja w Stanach Zjednoczonych (2006).
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