Short film

When the Oak Leaves Fall

1991 · 28 min

A wry stop-motion folk fable that turns a drunkard's bender into a surreal bureaucratic hell, playful yet pointed.

Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Jan Werich

Overview: The story is a celebration of the cleverness and wit of the simple peasant Čupera, who triumphs not only over the demon of alcohol, but also over the bureaucratically persistent and thorough devil. The hell that the farmer goes through during the withdrawal process is stylized as a shantytown, a galley with a prison and a dehumanized night club.

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Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Jan Werich

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
power
corruption
morality
redemption
Places: countryside
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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