A strikingly realized puppet tale, based on an old folk ballad of a maiden who sets out to search for her lost fiancé in the turmoils of war. The beloved is found in a stationary hospital where the Grim Reaper is preparing for his gloomy task. It was inspired by the poem The Legend of the Dead Soldier by Bertolt Brecht.
Title | The Maiden and the Soldier |
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Year | 1995 |
Genre | Animation, War, Drama |
Country | Czech Republic, Finland |
Studio | YLE, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky, Kinoproduction |
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Crew | J.-P. Koskiranta (Producer), Claes Olsson (Producer), Jiří Vaněk (Producer), Jirí Brenek (Original Music Composer), Zdeněk Pospíšil (Director of Photography), Katariina Lillqvist (Editor) |
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Release | Aug 11, 1995 |
Runtime | 9 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 1 users |