About the Tap Who Sang at the Opera

About the Tap Who Sang at the Opera 1990

8.20

Story about a hard way to the stage. Our hero gives up his job in a restaurant to find fame on fortune at the opera. will he succeed?

1990

The Creation of the World

The Creation of the World 1958

6.90

La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechoslovakia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illustrator. The visual style is adapted from his drawings. The film is a comedy about the creation of the universe in six days, with the devil messing around and contributing in his own way.

1958

The Great Cheese Conspiracy

The Great Cheese Conspiracy 1986

7.70

Three mice live in a cinema. One day, inspired by the gangster movies, they decide to conduct a grand robbery in a cheese shop.

1986

Inferiority Complex

Inferiority Complex 1982

5.80

A humorous criminal story about a dog that knew how to read, appreciated classical music and spoke a foreign language. His primitive master hates his dog's superiority and tries to liquidate it physically.

1982

Springman and the SS

Springman and the SS 1946

5.83

The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a spring from an old lounge-chair, became the terror of the Prague-occupying SS troops in World War II.

1946

Bomb Mania

Bomb Mania 1959

1

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

1959

Words, Words, Words

Words, Words, Words 1993

5.80

In a cafe, people talk, their words become expresively-shaped balloons. An older waiter tries to connect with a young woman who's reading. She brushes him off, but gets into an animated and romantic conversation with a young man. A dog goes from table to table drinking beer and wine when people aren't looking. Older men talk about sexual conquests until one of their wives interrupts them. The young couple argues; he starts to leave, she pleads, he leaves anyway. The waiter tries to help. Old guys talk until they nod off. Women chat. Later, as the waiter cleans up, the finds the young woman's book. He sighs, the dog sleeps it off.

1993

Co kdyby...?

Co kdyby...? 1972

6.50

A humorous story about people who before doing anything imagine all possible unpleasant consequences of their action and in the end decide that they better do not do anything.

1972

Incorrectly Drawn Hen

Incorrectly Drawn Hen 1963

6.70

At school the dunce draws a Picasso style chicken on the black board. The chicken comes to life, runs away, and finds itself in the teacher's garden. The teacher thinks he has discovered a new species and christens it with his own name.

1963

How a puppy got a taste for honey

How a puppy got a taste for honey 1961

1

The story tells about how a puppy discovered a beehive and honey in it, which he took from the bees, for which he was punished. Subsequently, a bee guide appears to him in a dream, who explains to him how honey is produced and how difficult it is to produce. That same night, three naughty mice are going on a robbery expedition. It's up to the puppy to stop them and protect the beehive from another robbery.

1961

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun 1960

5.60

Oscar nominated animated short film from Czechoslovakia, 1960. Two characters fight over their claim to a small sunny spot on a beach.

1960

Začalo to v době kamenné

Začalo to v době kamenné 1950

1

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

1950