Jiří Brdečka Movies

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

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

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...

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 meat-eating monarch marries a vegetarian princess.

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.

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

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.

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.

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,...

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,...