Jiří Brdečka Movies

A careful motorcyclist stops by a cozy pub on his way home to his sweetheart.

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,...

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

Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.

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...

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

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

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

A satirical agitprop piece on dieting. The protagonist is a man trying to slim down in various ways; his attempts are radical but inconsistent, and...

A young aristocrat is madly in love with an inventor, but her parents arrange her marriage to an old army general.

A meat-eating monarch marries a vegetarian princess.

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

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

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

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

This anti-war piece presents an exaggerated, satirical overview of the evolution of weapons from a prehistoric club to the atomic bomb.

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

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