Wiliam Bukový

Feature film compiled from the animated short films of Krtek the Mole from 1963-1975.

Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.

An animated lecture that totally overthrows the idea of the tender character of women and violent character of men. It proves that the reality is different.

A boy has a velvetbean caterpillar as a pet. He teaches it to dance and it becomes a world sensation.

A robbery in a Prague jeweler's shop results in the shop manager Kubát and his deputy Litera being shot and wounded. The culprits take the jewelery away in a stolen car and that very night hide the loot tens of kilometers outside Prague in a forest. Then the three robbers part with each other. One of them, Burian, leaves in the same car, the other two, Duda and Hovorka, take to flight in another car, which soon ends up in a car crash. Hovorka dies in the accident, but Duda survives and hides in an abandoned cottage. Burian is arrested, Duda is traced out by a police dog. Duda confesses to the robbery to the criminologist Málek, but refuses to say where is the jewelery. The robber then begins to shoot and Málek kills him in self-defense. The court fails to prove Litera's involvement in the robbery and the only one convicted is Burian. The disappointed Málek leaves the police and begins to work as a cab driver.

The third episode of the series "Hey, Mister, let's play", in which the heroes are two bears, one foxy and the other naive. In this episode the big bear out-smarts the small one by convincing him that the fish he caught is a spellbound princess.

The second part of the six-part series “Hey, Mister, Let’s Play”. The bears try go to the water, and the big bear is good and makes himself a car for the little bear.

Pilot of the series "Hey, Mister, Let's Play". The story of two bears, the older one is experienced and sly, the younger is naive and gullible. This is the story of how they met in the Czech town of Kolín.

클라라는 예술학교 조교 클리마의 집으로 거처를 옮겨 함께 생활하고 있다. 어느 날 그녀는 클리마 앞으로 온 편지를 발견하는데, 거기엔 연구자 자투레츠키가 19세기 체코 화가 미콜라시 알레시에 대해 쓴 자신의 논문을 평가해달라는 청이 담겨 있다. 논문이 실린 원고를 찾지 못한 클리마는 적당히 얼버무린 답장을 써서 보내지만 제대로 된 평가를 듣기 위한 자투레츠키의 집념은 생각 이상이다. 집요하게 쫓아다니는 자투레츠키를 떼어내기 위해 클리마는 그가 클라라를 추행했다고 거짓 소문을 낸다. 하지만 이는 클리마를 더 큰 수렁에 빠트릴 뿐이다.

카프카의 이미지를 활용한 이 단편은 「성」과 「소송」의 한 대목들을 빌려와 주인공의 억압적인 상황들을 그려낸다. 감독은 잘 짜인 스토리로 표현하기 보다는, 주인공들이 겪는 이상한 상황들을 연속적으로 제시한다. 1963년의 체코에서 제작된 이 작품은 억압적인 사회상을 은유적으로 깔고 있기도 하다. (14회 전주국제영화제)

“And what did you do at school today?” In Pavel Hobl’s Czech fairytale, when Pepik and Honzik learn that school has been canceled they embark on an amazing odyssey around Prague that has them directing traffic, following the lead of a talking dog, breaking the spell an evil sorcerer has placed on a group of local musicians, rollerskating through a museum, and winning a magical car race. (University of Chicago Doc Films)

A movie built up of three stories about life in a small Slovak town. The Prosecutor: the district attorney is a jazz orchestra soloist at the same time and that is much disliked by the local provincial society. The Defender: is about a young doctor's relation to his patient, who is open about his reactionary opinions. The Judge: it is only after long years that the old judge realizes that his own marriage is in jeopardy.

Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. Overnight, the prisoner is made Kraft's exercise partner and unwillingly rises to a privileged position at the camp. His anger over the death of his friend and co-prisoner leads to open revolt. The film brings a new view of human degradation during fascism by a tragic story of one man whose only chance for survival is to accept the rules of an unequal game.

A Song is a documentary etude on youth, made in the spirit of cinéma vérité. The film employs observational methods to examine popular leisure activities of the Czechoslovak youth in the 1960s, from going outdoors through various sporting activities to musical practices.

An old woodblock train meets its shiny new electric replacement one Christmas Eve in this glowingly nostalgic stop-motion toy story, directed by Bretislav Pojar and featuring gorgeous design by Trnka.

A stop-motion film with no dialogue. A musician is playing his musicc to some animals, when an hungry lion shows up.

Puppet film-fairy tale in an entertaining form teaches viewers to ski correctly, to overcome steep hills.