The Romaneto

Romaneto

7 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1963
Classical cartoon animation
Audience: adults
Commentary: none

Producer: KF a.s. - Studio Bratri v triku
Director: Zdenek Smetana
Designer: Zdenek Smetana

The appearance of a mermaid in the middle of a modern city opens a humorous story aiming to show the truth of present "civil" life: above all, idealistic chimeras is simple human happiness that can only be found in a relationship between people who are equal and close to each other.

All films directed by Zdenek Smetana:
A Bottle and the World • Enchanted by Sound • The End of the Cube • Glasses • Hairy Pot-Pourri • The Line and Myself • The Little Witch • The Master of the Contrabass • Pleased to Meet You! • The Pyramid Builders • The Romaneto • The Tin • To Make Things Clear • The Umbrella • The Water of Freshness • Wire Up, Patch Up • The Wreath

All films designed by Zdenek Smetana:
A Bottle and the World • Enchanted by Sound • The End of the Cube • Glasses • Hairy Pot-Pourri • The Line and Myself • The Little Witch • The Master of the Contrabass • Pleased to Meet You! • The Pyramid Builders • The Romaneto • The Tin • To Make Things Clear • The Umbrella • Wire Up, Patch Up • The Wreath