The Merry Circus

  • Czechoslovakia Veselý cirkus
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Animation / Short / Family
Czechoslovakia, 1951, 12 min

Directed by:

Jiří Trnka

Cinematography:

Emanuel Franek
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Plots(1)

The Merry Circus is a plotless film, built on depicting circus acts. Acrobats, jugglers, fancy show riders, clowns and trapeze artists show their tricks and earn applause from a delighted audience. The last number is a balancing act performed by a bear and its cub, but it fails when when a clown's drum is broken. The Merry Circus was made using cutout animation, which was rare for Trnka. Clearly the movie was something of an experiment. (Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival)

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