Inspiration (1949 film)
Appearance
Inspirace | |
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Directed by | Karel Zeman |
Written by | Karel Zeman |
Starring | Karel Zeman |
Cinematography | Antonin Horak |
Edited by | Zdenek Stehlik |
Music by | Zdenek Liska |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
Inspiration (Czech: Inspirace) is a 1949 Czechoslovakian animated[1] short film directed by Karel Zeman.[2] It is a wordless stop-motion film made using glass figurines. The characters in the film are stock characters from Italian commedia dell'arte.[3]
Plot synopsis
An unnamed man, implied to be an artist, is looking at a drop of water by his window. In it, he sees the clown Pierrot being spurned by his beloved Columbine, who is riding in a horse-drawn carriage.
References
- ^ Holman, Loyd Bruce (1975). Puppet Animation in the Cinema: History and Technique. A. S. Barnes. pp. 58, 85. ISBN 978-0-498-01385-0.
- ^ Karel Zeman Museum, "Filmography", MuzeumKarlaZemana.cz, archived from the original on 2 February 2015, retrieved 3 February 2015
- ^ Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor, WorldCat, 8 November 2011, ISBN 9781590174661, OCLC 71626640