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Ruka

Ruka
The Hand

  1. Overview
  2. Awards
  3. Fact Sheet

Harlequin the potter lives in peace till the day a hand requires him to make a model of itself... At first he resists, but the hand is stronger. It will get its portrait, and the potter will pay with his freedom and his life.

Award in Annecy

  • Special Jury Award (1965)

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Ruka

    Directed by: Jirí TRNKA

    Country: Czech Republic

    Year of production: 1965

    Running time: 16 min 20 s

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: puppets

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Jirí TRNKA

    Production: KRATKY FILM PRAHA AS

    Distribution: KRATKY FILM PRAHA AS

    Script: Jiri Trnka

    Graphics: Jiri Trnka

    Sets: Jiri Trnka

    Animation: Bohuslav Sramek, Jan Adam

    Camera: Jiri Trnka

    Music: Vaclav Trojan