Bajaja

Bajaja Bajaja
81 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1950 Puppet animation Audience: children Commentary: off screen Producer: KF a.s. - Jiri Trnka Studio Director: Jiri Trnka Designer: Jiri Trnka
The first fairy tale transformed into a full-length picture by Jiri Trnka. It is based on the charming story about prince Bajaja by Bozena Nemcova. Bajaja saves three princesses from a dragon's claws and then marries the youngest of them. The picture was awarded at many festivals and it is a classic work of Czech animation. Awards: the Prize of the Swiss Film Critics - Locarno 1954; II. prize - Montevideo 1954
All films directed by Jiri Trnka: About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Hatvan to Halic • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • Svejk Trouble in a Train • Svejk's Budejovice Anabasis • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts All films designed by Jiri Trnka: About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Beatitude of Love • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • The Ginger-bread House • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midnight Adventure • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • One Glass Too Many • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts • Umbrella
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