The Merry Circus

The Merry Circus

1951•12m•5.1/10

Animation

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5.1/10(4)

Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.

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Loutkový film Praha

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CS

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