Jerusalem Street

Jeruzalemska ulice

12 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1978
Puppet animation
Audience: family
Commentary: off screen

Producer: KF a.s. + SDR Stuttgart
Director: Ivan Renc
Designer: Milada Kucerova

One of the pictures based on the old Prague legends. The legend of the Jerusalem street goes back to the reign of Vaclav IV, the king who, accompanied by his jester Zito, often walked through the streets of Prague and punished the bad deeds of the merchants and citizens right at the spot. In this story there is a competition between Zito and some Bavarian jesters that Zito is able to defeat only for the price of selling his soul to the Devil.

Awards: The main prize in the category - Varna 1979

All films directed by Ivan Renc:
Dalibor's Tower • Indian Princess • Jerusalem Street • The Lighthouse Keeper • The Magician • Puppet, Man's Best Friend • The Sword • The Town In Black • The Tree and High Branch • The Tree and the Fence • The Tree and the Hen-pigeon • The Tree and the Little Donkey • The Tree and the Road • The Tree and the Well • The Tree and the Wind

All films designed by Milada Kucerova:
Puppet, Man's Best Friend