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The Czech Year (Czech title: Špalíček), also called A Treasury of Fairy-Tales, is a 1947 stop-motion-animated puppet feature film from Czechoslovakia.^[1] It was the first feature film directed by Jiří Trnka, and it proceeded to win several international awards and make his name famous in the animation world.

Plot

The traditional customs and tales of a Czech village are depicted in six separate sequences: "Shrovetide", "Spring", "Legend About St. Prokop", "The Fair", "The Feast" and "Bethlehem".

Awards

• 1947—Venice (Italy): International Prize for Animated Picture
• 1948—Venice (Italy): Biennial Medal
• 1949—Paris (France): First Prize in Category

See also

• List of animated feature films
• List of package films
• List of stop-motion films
• Špalíček (ballet), a ballet by Bohuslav Martinů

References

External links

• Spalicek at IMDb
• Kratky animated film database
  • A Treasury of Fairy-tales at the Kratky animated film database
• Spalicek at the Big Cartoon Database