Ruka (1965)

Director:

Jirí Trnka

Guionista:

Jirí Trnka (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Hand | Marionette | Surreal | Doll Animation

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Trnka's last masterpiece

También conocida como:

The Hand (Europe: English title)

Duración:

18 min | Argentina:18 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

País:

Czechoslovakia

Idioma:

Czech

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Argentina:Unrated

Movie Connections:

Edited into "International Festival of Animation" (1977)

Trnka's last masterpiece

Jiøí Trnka made his last animated short an indictment of totalitarism, which caused him trouble in his native Czechoslovakia. The elements are few, the symbolisms simple, and his trademark ornaments almost absent here, allowing the viewer to concentrate on the fable. A man in his room dedicates to pottery and to take care of his only plant. But suddenly a huge hand enters the room and orders him to make a statue of itself. The man refuses and he's persecuted by the ominous gloved hand. In these days, where the impression of reality factor seems to be erased from most animations that try to replace the real world, it is refreshing to watch a film, which makes its technique part of the enjoyment.