Universum Brdečka (2017)

2017 • 2h 5m • Documentary

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Synopsis

Lemonade Joe, The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, Dinner for Adele, and The Golem – these and other celebrated Czech animated films share a creator: Jiří Brdečka. A screenwriter, writer, and cartoonist, Brdečka collaborated with notable figures like Jiří Trnka, Jan Werich, and Oldřich Lipský before achieving international acclaim as an animated film director. But who was he truly? What inspired him, and where did his imaginative vision originate? How did he navigate a restrictive political environment to share his unique and enduring creations with the world? Director Miroslav Janek explores the life of this influential Czech filmmaker, revealing a captivating world of paintings, drawings, oils, watercolors, frescoes, and mosaics. Jiří Brdečka would have turned 100 on Christmas Eve in 2017.