Brdečka J. Animované Filmy / Animation 1948-1982 3DVD set Subtitles: English, Czech.

Jiří Brdečka: Animované filmy / Animation - 34 krátkých filmů / 34 short films

Czech filmmaker Jiří Brdečka (1917-1982) was a director of animation and, along with Jiří Trnka, one of the founders of Czech animation. As early as the 1940's, Brdečka realized the potential of animated film as serious art. He worked in the Prague animation studio Bratři v triku and between 1948 and 1981, he created 30 short films. His films Love and the Zeppelin, Metamorpheus, The Face and others, brought him international acclaim and prizes from many leading film festivals. The acute version of Brdečka's magical inner world, together with his ironic and poetic sensibility, had a timeless impact on world animation.

Jiří Brdečka (1917 – 1982), byl český režisér animovaných filmů. Stál u zrodu české animace od roku 1942. Společně s Jiřím Trnkou, na jehož filmech se podílel, patřil k prvním, kdo si ve světě uvědomili možnosti animovaného filmu jako vážné umělecké tvorby. Pracoval v pražském studiu Bratři v triku, v letech 1948 – 1981 natočil 35 krátkých filmů s různými výtvarníky. Světovou slávu a mezinárodní ocenění mu vynesly mj. snímky Vzducholoď a láska, Špatně namalovaná slepice, Do lesíčka na čekanou, Metamorfeus, Tvář. Pronikavá vize vnitřního světa, ironie a básnické vidění činí z jeho tvorby trvalou světovou hodnotu.

DVD I (1946 – 1963)

1. Pérák a SS / The Springer and the SS-Men (1946, Director and design by Jiří Trnka, J.B, writer and co- director, music by Jan Rychlík)

2. Vzducholoď a láska / Love and the Zeppelin (1948, 9 min.; J.B. – writer and director; designed by Kamil Lhoták; music by Jan Rychlík)

3. Jak se člověk naučil létat / How Man Learned to Fly (1958, 13 min.; J.B. – writer and director; designed by Kamil Lhoták; music by J. F. Fischer)

4. Pozor / Warning! (1959, 12 min.; J.B. – writer and director; designed by Zdenek Seydl; music by Jan Bedřich)

5. Drahoušek Klementýna / (1959, 6 min.; J.B. – writer and director; designed by Vratislav Hlavatý; music: American folk song)

6. Naše Karkulka / Our Little Red Riding Hood / (1960, 13 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by František Freiwillig; music by Jan Bedřich)

7. Člověk pod vodou / Man Under Water / (1961, 18 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea and commentary, writer, director; co-directed by Ladislav Čapek; designed by Kamil Lhoták, Michael Romberg, Jaroslav Malák, Rudolf Holan; music by J. F. Fischer)

8. Závada není na vašem přijímači / The Television Fan (1961, 12 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Jaroslav Malák; music by Jiří Malásek, Jiří Bažant)

9. Rozum a cit / Reason and Emotion (1962, 15 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Zdenek Seydl; music by Jan Bedřich)

10. Zmrzlý dřevař / The Frozen Logger / (1962, 5 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by Jaroslav Malák; music: American folk song)

11. Špatně namalovaná slepice / Gallina Vogelbirdae / ( Badly Painted Chicken) (1963, 14 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by Jaroslav Malák, hen designed by Zdenek Seydl; music by J. F. Fischer)

12. Tak na to? / How to Keep Slim (1963, 11 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Jaroslav Doubrava; music by Jiří Malásek, Jiří Bažant)

DVD II (1964 - 1973)

13. Slóvce M / Minstrel’s Song (1964, 9 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Ludmila Jiřincová; music by Jan Novák)

14. Dezertér / The Deserter (1965, 11 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Jaroslav Malák; music by Jiří Malásek, Jiří Bažant)

15. Blaho lásky / Plaisir d'Amour (Joy of Love) (1966, 8 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Jiří Trnka; music by Jan Novák, with a song by Pablo Martini)

16. Do lesíčka na čekanou / Forester’s Song (1966, 10 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by František Braun; music by Jan Novák / folk song)

17. Proč se usmíváš, Mono Liso? / Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa? (1966, 13 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Zdena Macků; music by J. F. Fischer)

18. Moc osudu / The Power of Destiny / (1968, 8 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Miroslav Štěpánek, Rudolf Holan; music by J. F. Fischer)

19. Pomsta / Revenge / (1968, 14 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by Miroslav Štěpánek; music by Jan Klusák)

20. Metamorfeus / Metamorpheus / (1969, 13 min.; J.B. – wirter, author of the commentary, director; designed by Vladimír Kladiva; music by Zdeněk Liška)

21. Jak se moudrý Aristoteles stal ještě moudřejším / How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser

22. Jsouc na řece mlynář jeden / There Was a Miller on a River (1971, 11 min.; J.B. – writer, lyricist, director; designed by Eva Švankmajerová; music by Jiří Kolafa)

23. Tvář / The Face (1973, 3 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Jiří Anderle; music by Jiří Kolafa)

DVD III (1973 – 1982)

24. Smolíček / The Unlucky One (1973, 13 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea and commentary, writer, director; designed by Zdena Macků; music by Pietro Argento, Jiří Kolafa)

25. Horníkova růže / The Miner’s Rose (1974, 12 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by Jitka Walterová; music by Václav Zeman, Jan Korda /song/, Zdeněk Liška /adaptation/)

26. Píseň o harmonice / Accordion Song (1974, 6 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director; designed by Zdenek Seydl; music by Zdeněk Liška)

27. Co jsem princi neřekla / What I Didn’t Say to the Prince (1975, 9 min.; J.B. – writer, director; designed by Jitka Walterová, Pavel Sivko, Gustave Doré; music by Jan Klusák)

28. Pro nemoc zavřeno / Closed Due to Illness (1975, 3 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea, writer, director, designer; music by Jiří Malásek, Jiří Bažant)

29. Dvojí život Josefa Hlinomaze / The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaz (1976, 12 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea and commentary, writer, director; designed by Josef Hlinomaz; music by Jiří Kolafa)

30: Moravské lidové balady / Moravian Folk Ballads: Zbojníkova žena / Outlaw’s Wife, 76 – 81. 7 min (designed by Pavel Sivko, music by Josef Matěj)

31. Moravské lidové balady / Moravian Folk Ballads Nepoznaný / Unrecognized, 76 -81. 7 min (designed by Helena Konstantinová, music by Jan Rokyta)

32. Moravské lidové balady / Moravian Folk Ballads Nešťastná svatba / Unhappy Marriage 76 – 81. 7 min (designed by Jitka Walterová, music by Jiří Kolafa)

33. Láááska! / Love / (1978, 10 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea and commentary, writer, director; designed by Jiří Šalamoun; music by Jiří Kolafa)

34. Třináctá komnata prince Měděnce / Prince Měděnec’s Thirteenth Chamber / (1980, 9 min.; J.B. – author of the original idea and commentary, writer, director; designed by Jiří Běhounek; music by Jan Klusák)

35. Bonus: Německá pohádka aneb menší růžová zahrada aneb Laurin, král pidimužů / German Fairy Tale or Smaller Rose Garden or Laurin Kingof Dwarfs / (1982 / obrázkový scénář již nerealizovaného filmu JB/ storyboard by JB of last unfinished animation)