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Destnik
19 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1957
Puppet animation
Audience: family
Commentary: none

Producer: KF a.s. - Jiri Trnka Studio
Director: Bretislav Pojar
Designer: Jiri Trnka

A fairy-puppet with an umbrella and a striking resemblance to Andersen's Wag Close-your-eyes wakes up the toys at night and using his magic power organises a wonderful performance with them. At dawn everything gets quiet again and goes back to its place. The puppet with his umbrella disappears.

Awards: "Cendrillon" prize for the best children film - Cannes 1957, First prize in the category of films for children and youth - Locarno 1958

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 Jiri Trnka:
About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Beatitude of Love • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • The Ginger-bread House • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midnight Adventure • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • One Glass Too Many • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts • Umbrella