Císařův slavík (The Emperor’s Nightingale) 1948 Ages 12+
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When
7.30pm, Wed 12 Sep 2018 (55 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
'Trnka’s adaptation of a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is an enchanting animated jewel box. Framed by live-action sequences — about a lonely boy shut away from fun and play — the story unfolds as a child’s dream vision, a tale of illusion versus reality in which a Chinese emperor is ensorcelled first by the song of a nightingale, then by its mechanical replica. Working in a rich red, green, and gold visual palette, Trnka conjures a hallucinatory storybook world of moonlit bamboo forests, softly glowing Chinese lanterns, and bursting fireworks displays, all set to a gorgeous, rhapsodic score by key collaborator Václav Trojan.' – Film Society of Lincoln Center
Ages 12+
Production Credits
- Directors: Jirí Trnka, Milos Makovec
- Script: Jirí Trnka, JirÍ Brdecka, Hans Christian Andersen, Vítezslav Nezval
- Cinematographer: Ferdinand Pecenka
- Cast: Jaromir Sobotoa, Helena Patockova
- Editors: Helena Lebdusková, Jirí Trnka
- Music: Václav Trojan
- Production Companies: Loutkovy Film Praha, Ceskoslovenský Stání Film
- Print Source / Rights: National Film Archive Prague
- Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
- Year: 1948
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Languages: Czechoslovaki, No Dialogue
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Colour