Břetislav Pojar Movies

Four children see images of other youngsters around the world who dream of doing great things when they grow up but whose dreams are dashed by the...

A series of five animated films by Břetislav Pojar: Dog History, Hiroshi, About a Princess Who Never Smiled, Christmas Ballad, and Narcoblues.

A tragicomic adaptation of Darwin’s theory of evolution. An earthworm becomes man, goes through all historical epochs until the present day,...

Short animation that makes fun of art snobs.

Short film made by Bretislav Pojar

The first full-length puppet film made by Jiri Trnka. Like the painter Ales who illustrated the national songs, Trnka depicts the traditional customs...

A view of man's perpetual struggle for self-destruction, in which we glimpse a world where rockets are part of everyone's lives.

A picture based on the story written by Karel Jaromír Erben. It is about an enchanted apple maiden who is set free from the spell of a bad...

A cartoon in the form of a comic describes the process of development of human thought.

The sequel to the successful film Fimfárum by Jan Werich. Four brand new stories “for clever children and clever adults” from the...

Pojar’s wickedly humourous satire pokes gentle fun at a speechmaker so enamoured with the sound of his own voice, he is oblivious to the effect...

Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.

Short movie by Bretislav Pojar

This is one of three 15 minute cat films made by Bretislav Pojar in 1960-61. It features mime artist Ladislav Fialka as the painter Honza. He gets...

A short animated film by the award-winning artist Bretislav Pojar on the question of the economic consequences of the arms race. The film poses the...