Movies by Hermína Týrlová

Ferda mravenec

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

Já a Bleděmodrá

Příhody brouka Pytlíka

Příhody brouka Pytlíka

Ferda in the Anthill

Ferda in the Anthill

Blue Apron

Blue Apron

Surrealistic short animation by Hermína Týrlová.

Příhody Ferdy mravence

Příhody Ferdy mravence

Já a Bělovous Zrzunda

Já a Bělovous Zrzunda

Já a můj dvojnožec

Já a můj dvojnožec

Já a Kiki

Já a Kiki

Já a Fousek

Já a Fousek

The Curious Letter

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

The Glass Marble

Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Another of Hermína Týrlová's "wool fairy tales" tells about two children who decorated a Christmas tree.

The Pig Shepard

The Pig Shepard

Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem

An animated film that recounts the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ described in the New Testament.

Monkey Love?

Monkey Love?

The puppet monkey saves the baby from the pernicious influence of cigarettes.

The Snowman

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

The Naughty Slingshot

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

Nočná romanca

Nočná romanca

Nine Chicks

Nine Chicks

A fairy tale for children about correcting a selfish chick.