Jiří Trnka: A Long Lost Friend

November. 28,2019

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Drama Documentary

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Biography

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A story of an extraordinary artist who has unintentionally signed a deal with a devil. Jiří Trnka was one of the biggest Czech artists of the 20th century and one of the founders of the puppet animation. His work demonstrated the world that communist society can provide better conditions for extraordinary artistic creations. The ideological clash between West and East didn’t leave children and their stories apart from their struggle in ideological and political positions.

Réginald Huguenin as Joël Farges (adult)

Edgar Dutka as Himself

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Reviews

Steineded

2019/11/28

How sad is this?

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Matrixiole

2019/11/29

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

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MusicChat

2019/11/30

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Chirphymium

2019/12/01

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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