Inspiration (1949 film)

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Inspirace
Directed by Karel Zeman
Written by Karel Zeman
Starring Karel Zeman
CinematographyAntonín Horák
Edited byZdeněk Stehlík
Music byZdeněk Liška
Release date
  • 1 January 1949 (1949-01-1)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Inspiration (Czech : Inspirace) is a 1949 Czechoslovak animated [1] short film directed by Karel Zeman. [2] It is a wordless stop-motion film made using glass figurines. The characters in the film are stock characters from Italian commedia dell'arte . [3]

Plot synopsis

An unnamed man, implied to be an artist, is looking at a drop of water by his window. In it, he sees the clown Pierrot being spurned by his beloved Columbine, who is riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

References

  1. ↑ Holman, Loyd Bruce (1975). Puppet Animation in the Cinema: History and Technique. A. S. Barnes. pp. 58, 85. ISBN   978-0-498-01385-0.
  2. ↑ Karel Zeman Museum, "Filmography", MuzeumKarlaZemana.cz, archived from the original on 2 February 2015, retrieved 3 February 2015
  3. ↑ Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor, WorldCat, 8 November 2011, ISBN   9781590174661, OCLC   71626640
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