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The Pig Shepard

1957 · 14 min

A gentle, handmade puppet world that unfolds with storybook calm, charming and a little wistful.

Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Karel Höger
Overview
Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

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Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Karel Höger
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • fate
  • nature
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
animation, family, fantasy
Directed by
Hermína Týrlová
Written by
Hermína Týrlová, Jiří Cirkl, Jana Šnejdárková
Starring
Karel Höger
Music
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Cinematography
Jiří Kolín, Míla Bráníková
Runtime
14 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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