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Adam Whybray's avatar

A beautiful tribute and reflection. I hope in the future you are able to give similar length and depth to The Cybernetic Grandma / Kybernetická babička! ^^

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Thanks so much -- this means a lot coming from you! And we're definitely planning to do more Trnka coverage down the line, and we've already stumbled across quite a bit of material on Cybernetic Grandma, so we'll keep that film in mind.

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Adam Whybray's avatar

Yay! Thank you - exciting to read! As ever, please keep up the wonderful work! :D

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Matt Ferguson's avatar

I haven't watched The Hand since animation school. Thanks for helping this masterpiece bubble back up in my brain!

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Happy to shine a spotlight on it! This is absolutely an evergreen film -- we've come to appreciate it more and more with time.

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lauriemonster's avatar

This was a very interesting read, thanks!

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Glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the kind words.

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Rachel Bevan Baker's avatar

thanks so much for another fantastic post! I always look forward to your posts dropping into my inbox. I wrote about The Hand and other Czech animation for my final year dissertation at Glasgow School of Art... a few ... ahem.... decades ago!! It was great to revisit and learn more about it.

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Haha, thank you! This is super kind. Writing about The Hand is a tradition at this point, and one we're happy we can contribute a little to. The film (unfortunately) doesn't seem to be getting any less relevant in today's world, but hopefully its statement can keep inspiring people.

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Samuel Edme's avatar

Glad to hear more good news coming out of international animation this week. Also, Studio Pocnoc is already a decade old?! It felt like yesterday when they were first established.

On a side note, The Mourning Children looks absolutely gorgeous!

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

We're so excited about The Mourning Children! It's by the director of Princess Arete and In This Corner of the World, and even just the teaser is phenomenal. Hoping to catch that WIP preview when we're at Annecy this year -- we'll see!

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Marisa's avatar

Thanks for this interesting article & the embedded link! I never heard of it before.

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Really happy we could introduce you to the film and its story! It's one we love, for sure.

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Thea Zimmer's avatar

Joey from WAC here: What a great stop-motion film! I'm reminded of another great Czech animator, Jan Švankmajer. Such craft!

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Glad to share it! And Švankmajer is an icon -- he was a contemporary of Trnka's and is still alive (at 90). Incredible to think about.

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Harrison's avatar

Love it!

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