Jiří Brdečka Movies

A short film promoting contemporary cosmetic products against the backdrop of an entertaining history of cosmetics.

The poetical story, based on a late Gothic song about the serene and fulfilling relationship of two lovers, is expressed through the minimalist...

An ironic anecdote about a fortune-teller perplexed by her customer who laughs at her reading of his palm. According to her, the man is to become a...

Adapting a 1930s song, Brdečka presents a ballad of true love between a miner and his sweetheart in a tale that ends in tragedy.

This anti-war piece presents an exaggerated, satirical overview of the evolution of weapons from a prehistoric club to the atomic bomb.

This tongue-in-cheek variation on the popular theme of the mysterious smile on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting narrates the Maestro's...

An agitprop piece lampooning a perceived blemish on contemporary society — short notices in shop windows offering a pithy explanation of why...

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

An experimental study in black and white tracing the stages of human life through the transformation of a man’s face.

A short, humorous history of aviation based on Kamil Lhoták's book "Balloons, Wings, Propellers."

A picture based on an old folk song tells us a horrifying story about a soldier returning home after twenty years. His parents do not recognize him,...

Reason and Emotion, personified as two gardeners, are opponents in a landscaping contest (French formal garden vs. English landscape park), but...

One of a trilogy of animated shorts based on Moravian folk ballads.

Orpheus reconsidered, starting from animations of mosaic images. Eventually, there is lava.

The film tries to persuade young viewers that they should only watch TV after having completed their duties; it shows them (and their parents) what...