Movies by Hermína Týrlová
Ferda mravenec
Ferda Mravenec (Ferda The Ant, 1944 ) runs over ten minutes, telling the tale of an ant colony versus a spider. This one is teeming with characters, with impressive animation, fun gags, and a good story.
Já a Bleděmodrá
Příhody brouka Pytlíka
Ferda in the Anthill
Blue Apron
Surrealistic short animation by Hermína Týrlová.
Příhody Ferdy mravence
Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
Já a můj dvojnožec
Já a Kiki
Já a Fousek
The Curious Letter
An adventurous letter that wandered around the world instead of rushing to a summer camp to see its little recipient.
The Glass Marble
Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’
Christmas Tree
Another of Hermína Týrlová's "wool fairy tales" tells about two children who decorated a Christmas tree.
The Pig Shepard
Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
Star of Bethlehem
An animated film that recounts the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ described in the New Testament.
Monkey Love?
The puppet monkey saves the baby from the pernicious influence of cigarettes.
The Snowman
A snowman comes to life in this charming and playful stop motion short. In danger of melting once spring rolls around, the snowman eventually departs for an icier climate, perhaps to return next winter.
The Naughty Slingshot
A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.
Nočná romanca
Nine Chicks
A fairy tale for children about correcting a selfish chick.