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| Genre/Form: | Fantasy films Horror films Feature films Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Partial animation, Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jan Švankmajer; Veronika Žilková; Jan Hartl; Jaroslava Kretschimerová; Pavel Nový; Kristina Adamcová; Juraj Galvánek; Karel Jaromír Erben; Zeitgeist Films.; Athenor Film Production Company.; Illumination Films.; FilmFour (Firm) |
| OCLC Number: | 51783432 |
| Language Note: | In Czech with English subtitles. |
| Notes: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Original aspect ratio: 1:33:1. Special features include Švankmajer interview, production diary, photo gallery, theatrical trailer and a 1969 short film, "The Flat" (12 min.). Based on the fairy tale by Karel Jaromír Erben. |
| Credits: | Cinematography, Juraj GalvaÌnek ; film editing, Marie ZemanovaÌ ; animation, BedrÌich Glaser, Martin KublaÌk. |
| Cast: | Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschimerová, Pavel Nový, Kristina Adamcová. |
| Awards: | Czech Lion: Best Art Direction, Best Film, Best Film Poster, 2002. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD. |
| Other Titles: | Flat. Otesánek (Motion picture) Otesánek Greedy guts Barrandov biografia. |
| Responsibility: | [produced by] Zeitgeist Films ; Athanor Film Production Company, Jaromír Kallista, Jan Švankmajer ; a co-production with Illuminations Films, Keith Griffiths in association with Filmfour and Barrandov Biografia, Helen Uldrichova present a film by Jan Švankmajer ; story, screenplay and direction, Jan Švankmajer. |
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Abstract:
In this adaptation of a Czech legend about an infertile couple, a husband presents a tree stump that physically resembles a baby to console his wife. When she treats it like a real baby, it comes to life and acquires a monstrous appetite.
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