[A Water Sprite in Love]
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1928Production year
1928Premiere
neproběhlaRuntime
11 minDirector
Hermína TýrlováCategory
filmGenre
slapstickTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortFilm state
partially realised projectOriginal title
[Zamilovaný vodník]Czech title
[Zamilovaný vodník]English title
[A Water Sprite in Love]Working title
VodníkSummary
Unfinished film.
A film about a reckless water sprite and his jealous wife.
Synopsis
Mum the water sprite rocks the little water sprites in a pond while the philandering dad water sprite enjoys himself with undines on the shore, playing love songs to a willow-tree fairy on his mandolin. The mum catches her husband doing this and forces him to return to the pond, back to his family, with slaps on his head.
Note
The film was not finished and submitted for censorship. The surviving negative did not contain any opening titles. The attribution of the title is only ex post and the year of production was estimated.
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Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Art Director
Animation
Production info
Original Title
[Zamilovaný vodník]
Czech Title
[Zamilovaný vodník]
English Title
[A Water Sprite in Love]
Working Title
Vodník
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Film state
partially realised project
Genre
slapstick
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1928
Production Year
1928
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere neproběhla
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
11 min
Original length in metres
310 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
without subtitles
