Synopsis:
A boy has a velvetbean caterpillar as a pet. He teaches it to dance and it becomes a world sensation.
- Director:
- Zdeněk Miler
- Year:
- 1967
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Original title:
- Sametka
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Jiří Šebestík
- Animators:
- Božena Možíšová, Ota Kudrnáč, Jaroslav Doubrava, Zdena Bártová, Adolf Hamrlík, Krista Vodičková, Bohumil Šejda
- Script writer:
- Zdeněk Miler
- Music composer:
- Wiliam Bukový
- Sound designer:
- František Černý
- Editor:
- Květa Mašková
- Production:
- Bratři v triku
- Distribution:
- Kino
- Genres:
- Comedy, Fantasy, Abstract, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Humor, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Light-hearted, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 4+
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