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Section: Anniversary - Pinkava
Knot on a Handkerchief (1958)
A mixed animated-live acted film about a forgetful boy and his living knotted handkerchief. Like the boy, the knotted handkerchief sets out to have fun, but eventually remembers his duty to the boy.
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1958 |
| Duration | 14 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Hermína Týrlová, Josef Pinkava |
| Screenplay | Hermína Týrlová, Josef Pinkava, Miloš Komárek |
| Director of Photography | Antonín Horák |
| Music | Zdenek Liska |
| Edited by | Dana Halašková |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
She was there at the birth of Czech animated film associated with Zlín's film studios. She initially worked on commercials and applied herself to stop animation. In her work she experimented with forms, methods and materials. She emphasized simplicity, detail and fine art. She chose her own themes and wrote her own scripts. Among her many works we'll mention the films Revolution in Toyland (Vzpoura hraček, 1945), Ball (Kulička, 1963) and the stories of Ferda the Ant (Ferda Mravenec, 1977).This film is a part of the set Captain Korda.