The Romance from the Darkness

Romance z temnot

19 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1986
Combined animation
Audience: adults
Commentary: none

Producer: KF a.s. + NBC Canada
Director: Bretislav Pojar
Designer: Bretislav Pojar

A story of a young man who got blind and in his fantasy, he is always accompanied by a beautiful and kind girl. The authors used a combination of two technologies: puppet for the "reality" of the hero's life and a demanding and rarely used technology of "pin screen" to show the glamour of his imaginary world.

Awards: The main prize in the category - Varna 1987

All films directed by Bretislav Pojar:
(About the) Thick Fog • (About) Mice In Tinfoil • And Don't Tell Me, Wendy • Animal Lover • The Apple Maiden • Billiards • The Butterflies Time • Cats' School • Elahw the Whale • The Ginger-bread House • Hello, Kohlrabi • Hold Your Hat • How the Bears Went Swimming • How They Ate The Soup Of Wit • How They Met At Kolin • How They Went to Bed • How to Catch a Tiger • If • The Lion and the Song • The Midnight Adventure • Misbehaving • On A Cat's Word • One Glass Too Many • The Opening Speech Will Be Delivered By • Painting Is For the Cats • The Panther Who Smelt Good • Princesses Are Not To Be Sniffed At • The Romance from the Darkness • Umbrella • What the Rain Worm Did Not Have Any Idea About • What Went Bang?

All films designed by Bretislav Pojar:
The Butterflies Time • If • The Romance from the Darkness