Inspiration (1949 film)

Inspiration (Czech: Inspirace) is a 1949 Czechoslovakian 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]

Inspirace
Directed byKarel Zeman
Written byKarel Zeman
StarringKarel Zeman
CinematographyAntonin Horak
Edited byZdenek Stehlik
Music byZdenek Liska
Release date
  • January 1, 1949 (January 1, 1949)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Plot synopsis

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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

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  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