FILM DIRECTOR

Jiří Trnka

1912 - 1969

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Jiří Trnka (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈtr̩ŋka]; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946. Most of his films were intended for adults and many were adaptations of literary works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiří Trnka has received more than 177,063 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jiří Trnka is the 313th most popular film director (up from 321st in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 199th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jiří Trnka ranks 313 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul Schrader, Krzysztof Zanussi, Gaspar Noé, Tengiz Abuladze, Eldar Ryazanov, and Frank Borzage. After him are Robert Frank, Darren Aronofsky, George Miller, Jack L. Warner, Adolph Zukor, and Dušan Makavejev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Jiří Trnka ranks 94. Before him are Nereo Rocco, Lady Bird Johnson, Duško Popov, Feroze Gandhi, Arne Næss, and Princess Deokhye. After him are Gordon Gollob, Woody Guthrie, Sohn Kee-chung, Philibert Tsiranana, Samuel Fuller, and Jean Améry. Among people deceased in 1969, Jiří Trnka ranks 58. Before him are Dragiša Cvetković, Eberhard von Mackensen, Markian Popov, Radivoj Korać, Artur da Costa e Silva, and Ernest Ansermet. After him are Joseph Kosma, Ramón Grau, Lucien Bianchi, Leo McCarey, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, and Wilhelm Backhaus.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Trnka ranks 201 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Železný (1966), Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia (950), Wenceslaus Hollar (1607), Sigfried Held (1942), Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449), and Jan Syrový (1888). After him are Miloš Jakeš (1922), Ivan Klíma (1931), Catherine of Poděbrady (1449), Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia (1064), Vilém Flusser (1920), and Egon Kisch (1885).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Jiří Trnka ranks 7. Before him are Miloš Forman (1932), Jiří Menzel (1938), Jan Švankmajer (1934), Věra Chytilová (1929), Karel Zeman (1910), and G. W. Pabst (1885). After him are Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), František Čáp (1913), Elmar Klos (1910), Harun Farocki (1944), and Otakar Vávra (1911).

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Filmography

The Hand
Director
A happy little potter is approached by a huge hand which wants him to sculpt its statue. The potter refuses, wanting nothing more than to be left alone with his only friend, a potted plant. As the hand's request gives way to bribery, demands, and threats, the potter becomes more desperate to escape its clutch, leading to tragedy.
Oct 26o 19657.4 / 10
Springman and the SS
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The first animated picture made by Jiří Trnka for adults. It is a comic story of a legendary chimney-cleaner who, with the help of a spring from an old lounge-chair, became the terror of the Prague-occupying SS troops in World War II.
Dec 20o 19465.827 / 10
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
Sep 25o 19597.2 / 10