Heinz Nagel

Movies

Musikalische Arabesken: Suite
Writer
This short film is an animated interpretation of the Suite No. 4 by the music ensemble Bayon, which was founded in East Germany in 1971. Bayon’s music is a unique combination of Khmer pentatonic music with elements of classical, jazz and rock.
Musikalische Arabesken: Suite
Director
This short film is an animated interpretation of the Suite No. 4 by the music ensemble Bayon, which was founded in East Germany in 1971. Bayon’s music is a unique combination of Khmer pentatonic music with elements of classical, jazz and rock.
Musikalische Arabesken: Humoreske
Writer
This short animation film, which is part of the series Musikalische Arabesken (Musical Arabesks), is a colorful and expressionistic interpretation of Antonin Dvorák’s Humoresque played in a modern version by the Jo Kurzweg Orchestra.
Musikalische Arabesken: Humoreske
Director
This short animation film, which is part of the series Musikalische Arabesken (Musical Arabesks), is a colorful and expressionistic interpretation of Antonin Dvorák’s Humoresque played in a modern version by the Jo Kurzweg Orchestra.
Musikalische Arabesken: Dixie-Linien
Writer
Second of four "musical arabesks".
Musikalische Arabesken: Dixie-Linien
Director
Second of four "musical arabesks".
Musikalische Arabesken: Träumerei
Writer
The animator uses expressionistic drawings for a filmic adaptation of Robert Schumann’s delightful and famous piece Dreaming, the composer’s well-known piece from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood).
Musikalische Arabesken: Träumerei
Director
The animator uses expressionistic drawings for a filmic adaptation of Robert Schumann’s delightful and famous piece Dreaming, the composer’s well-known piece from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood).
Ein stachliges Vergnügen
Cinematography
The little, prickly hegdehog is very sad. Nobody wants to dance with him because of his prickly spikes. So he decides to go to the hairdresser and get a curly hairdo. Although he looks very pretty, he is not able to protect himself. When the fox tries to catch him, his friends save him.
Ein stachliges Vergnügen
Writer
The little, prickly hegdehog is very sad. Nobody wants to dance with him because of his prickly spikes. So he decides to go to the hairdresser and get a curly hairdo. Although he looks very pretty, he is not able to protect himself. When the fox tries to catch him, his friends save him.
Ein stachliges Vergnügen
Director
The little, prickly hegdehog is very sad. Nobody wants to dance with him because of his prickly spikes. So he decides to go to the hairdresser and get a curly hairdo. Although he looks very pretty, he is not able to protect himself. When the fox tries to catch him, his friends save him.
Die große Reise des kleinen Elefanten
Writer
Die große Reise des kleinen Elefanten
Director
Vom Fröschlein und seinem Reifen
Cinematography
A little frog jumps out of the pond and wants to see the world. He is excited about new discoveries, not yet knowning about the danger of the stork. He almost gets eaten by the stork, but the frog saves himself at the last minute.
Vom Fröschlein und seinem Reifen
Writer
A little frog jumps out of the pond and wants to see the world. He is excited about new discoveries, not yet knowning about the danger of the stork. He almost gets eaten by the stork, but the frog saves himself at the last minute.
Vom Fröschlein und seinem Reifen
Director
A little frog jumps out of the pond and wants to see the world. He is excited about new discoveries, not yet knowning about the danger of the stork. He almost gets eaten by the stork, but the frog saves himself at the last minute.
Pünktchen
Cinematography
Simple artistic structures, including dots and moving lines, create a story.
A kid's animation special - DEFA children's animation film without words
Director
THis program for young viewers includes eight short films produced with different animation techniques by the DEFA Studio for Animaion Film in Dresden.