Directed by Hermína Týrlová • 1958 • Czechoslovakia
One of Hermína Týrlová’s most beloved shorts, this quietly innovative combination of stop motion and live action melds together the worlds of childhood play and fantasy. When a young boy forgets to mend a dripping tap, his handkerchief takes on a life of its own, running free and prompting havoc. Once again, Týrlová animates textiles and the domestic everyday with a sense of playful experimentation.
THE KNOT IN THE HANDKERCHIEF • UZEL NA KANESNÍKU
Directed by Hermína Týrlová
Written by Hermína Týrlová, Josef Pinkava, Miloš Komárek
Cinematography by Antonín Horák
Music by Zdeněk Liška
In Czech with English subtitles
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