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The Glass Marble

1963 · 9 min

A gentle, playful little animated short that feels like watching small animals at play.

Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation
Overview
Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

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Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Hermína Týrlová
    Written by
    Milan Šimek, Hermína Týrlová
    Music
    Evžen Illín
    Cinematography
    Antonín Horák
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    No Language

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