Film
Jiří Trnka: A Long Lost Friend
Czechia · France- Director
- Joël Farges
- Year
- 2019
A story of an extraordinary artist who has unintentionally signed a deal with a devil. Jiří Trnka was one of the biggest Czech artists of the 20th century and one of the founders of the puppet animation. His work demonstrated the world that communist society can provide better conditions for extraordinary artistic creations. The ideological clash between West and East didn’t leave children and their stories apart from their struggle in ideological and political positions.
Top cast
Réginald Huguenin
Joël Farges (adult)
Tereza Brdečková
Herself
Jérôme Carret
Camera operator
Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide
Assistant director
Bérénice Farges
Vladimír Klaška
Jiří Trnka (young)
Adam Šrámek
Rudolf Trnka
Jana Kollertová
Růžena Trnková
James Warren
Jan Trnka (young)
Otto Němec
Jiří Trnka (adult)
Sacha Huyghe
Joël Farges (young)
Olivia Csiky Trnka
Joël Farges's Mother
Matouš Horal
Animator
Ozlem Atkin
Animator
Stanislava Bartošová
Makeup Artist
Jan Trnka
Himself
Edgar Dutka
Himself
Zuzana Ceplová
Herself
Directed by
Joël Farges
Written by
Tereza Brdečková, Joël Farges
Produced by
Olga Prud’homme Farges, Vladimír Lhoták
