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Jirí Trnka
February 24, 1912 - December 30, 1969
A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.
Director
1. Ruka (1965)
... aka Hand, The (1965) (Europe: English title)
2. Archandel Gabriel a paní Husa (1964)
3. Kybernetická babicka (1962)
... aka Cybernetic Grandma, The (1962) (Europe: English title)
4. Vásen (1962)
... aka Passion (1962) (Europe: English title)
5. Sen noci svatojanske (1959)
... aka Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1959) (USA)
6. Dobry´ voják Svejk (1955)
7. Dva mrazíci (1953)
8. Staré povesti ceské (1953)
9. O zlaté rybce (1951)
... aka Golden Fish, The (1951) (USA)
... aka Goldfish, The (1951)
10. Bajaja (1950)
... aka Prince Bayaya (1950) (Europe: English title)
11. Arie prerie (1949)
... aka Song of the Prairie (1949) (USA)
12. Certuv mly´n (1949)
... aka Devil's Mill, The (1949) (USA)
13. Román s basou (1949)
... aka Story of the Bass Cello (1949) (USA)
14. Cisaruv slavík (1948)
... aka Emperor's Nightingale, The (1951) (USA)
15. Spalicek (1947)
... aka Czech Year, The (1947) (Europe: English title)
16. Darek (1946)
17. Pérák a SS (1946)
... aka Chimney Sweep, The (1946) (USA)
... aka Springman & the SS (1946) (Europe: English title)
18. Zvíratka a petrovstí (1946)
19. Zasadil dedek repu (1945)
Writer
1. Ruka (1965)
... aka Hand, The (1965) (Europe: English title)
2. Sen noci svatojanske (1959)
... aka Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1959) (USA)
3. Staré povesti ceské (1953) (screenplay)
4. Certuv mly´n (1949) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Devil's Mill, The (1949) (USA)
5. Cisaruv slavík (1948)
... aka Emperor's Nightingale, The (1951) (USA)
Costume Designer
1. Cisaruv pekar, pekaruv cisar (1951)
... aka Emperor and the Golem, The (1955) (USA)
... aka Emperor's Baker and the Golem (1951)
2. Capkovy povidky (1947)
... aka Capek's Tales (1947) (USA)
Art Director
1. Sen noci svatojanske (1959)
... aka Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1959) (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew
1. Román s basou (1949) (animator)
... aka Story of the Bass Cello (1949) (USA)
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