Jeri Trnka Fans?

[CaveGirl]

I have to thank Mark Cousins for bringing notice to the films of the great Jeri Trnka in his documentary on films.

 

This man did some amazing things on film, and besides "The Hand" which when I first saw it I found chilling, there are many others which deserve reviewing.

 

Maybe TCM will start showing them as shorts?

[slaytonf]

I'm one. Terrific stop motion animator. In fact, he's my favorite. Although the atmosphere in most of his films are imbued with the bleak, morbid nihilism characteristic of central European cultures, they also have wit, human insight, and a remarkable amount of scathing political commentary (considering he operated under Communist thumbs). He made the best adaptation so far of Alice in Wonderland. With all the tributes to Ray Harryhausen, I wonder if TCM might not do some kind of survey of stop motion animators from around the world.

[Kid Dabb]

>With all the tributes to Ray Harryhausen, I wonder if TCM might not do some kind of survey of stop motion animators from around the world.

 

And please include Brothers Quay

[CaveGirl]

Thank you, Slayton!

 

Great exegesis of his career and I too hope TCM will look kindly at such a tribute to said animators you mention.

[CaveGirl]

I too like the Brothers Quay, Kid_D.

 

Thanks also Mr6666!

[slaytonf]

You're very welcome. Another of my favorites is Ladislaw Starewicz. Check out his Tale of the Fox.

 

TCM could devote a month to stop motion without even including the more recent stuff. The keynote film: Closed Mondays.