Strusková E. The Dodals (book in English + DVD)

Eva Struskova - The Dodals - book in English 375 pages + DVD (28 short films)

This book, an integral part of which is the DVD The Dodals: Films and Documents, summarizes the work and life of Karel Dodal and his two life partners - Hermína Týrlová (briefly also Dodalová) and Irena Rosnerová (later Dodalová). The publication uses both text and images to present a previously unknown chapter in the history of Czech interwar cinema.

In the second half of the 1930s, the films produced by IRE-Film - the first professional studio of animated film in Prague - laid the foundations for modern advertising film in Czechoslovakia and expanded the contemporary possibilities of animated film. The book and DVD (which contains various visual and audio materials) also portray Irena Dodalová's imprisonment at the Terezín concentration camp in 1942-1945 and tell the story of several stolen film fragments from that time.

The author also follows the Dodals' postwar artistic careers in their American and Argentine exile. In conclusion, the book seeks to answer the question as to how much the Dodals' artistic endeavors influenced Czech postwar animation, which went on to receive international renown.

DVD: The Dodals / Dodalovi - Films

Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson (1927)

The New Adventures of Felix the Cat (1927)

A Water Sprite in Love (1928)

A Cabin Boy on Salty Water (1929)

Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure (1930)

The Mystery of the MK 204 Turning Point (1934)

Taming of the Black Giant (1935)

A Midnight Wedding (1935)

Mum's trip to Heaven (1935)

A Cheerful Concert (1935)

The tin Drum (1936)

The Adventures of a Ubiquitous Fellow (1936)

A Brief View of the Future (1936)

Three Men (1936)

The Secret of the Lucerna Palace (1936)

The Sounds of Outer Space (1936)

The Wizard of Tones (1936)

Slattern and Glossie (1937)

Fantaisie Érotique (1937)

The Play of Bubbles (1937)

Everything for a Scrambled Pancake! (1937)

An Autumn Song (1937)

The Unforgettable Poster (1937)

Spring is Here (1938)

The Protest (1938)

Ideas in Search of Light (1938)

There were three men (1947)

Apollon Musagete (1951)

Documentation:

Artists' biographies

Filmography: 1927-1938, Film projects: The Czechoslovak Republic in Colours, Dances and Songs (1935); The Heart of Europe (1937); Theresienstadt: Film Fragments (1942) ; Paul Bunyan (1940-1942); El Concierto (1954); Fragments from Argentina (1930s and 1950s); Calendar (1900-1945).

audio - language version Czech

interactive moving menu Czech language / English language

Subtitles: English