The Embassy of the Czech Republic

 

in cooperation with Hanoi Cinemathéque

coordially invites to

The Day of Czech Animated Films for Children

 

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 14.00 o´clock

 

at Hanoi Cinemathéque, 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

 

Animated short stories for the children from the age of 3,

stories without words so that all the children can enjoy !!

Free Entry

 

Programme:

SESSION 1 – 14.00 (children from the age of 3):

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->Adventures of the little Mole

Animated stories of the most favourite animated character of Czech children - little Mole and his friends; 3 short films.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.     <!--[endif]-->Pat and Mat

The short stories feature the two characters Pat and Mat facing mostly a self-made problem, trying to solve it using any possible and impossible tools and constructing gadgets, which leads to more problems. Yet, eventually, the two manage to get a working result with a mostly surprising solution; 3 short films.

3. Štaflík and Špagetka

Are two main characters of a favourite bedtime stories of Czech children about two dog friends and their adventures; 3 short films.

INTERMISSION

SESSION 2 – 16.00:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.     <!--[endif]-->Fimfarum (film for older children and adults)

Fimfárum by Jan Werich is a marvellous puppet movie divided into five independent stories, each of which is derived from a Czech folktale. The first of these, "When Leaves Fall from the Oak," tells of how a drunken peasant makes a deal with the devil, whom that man subsequently outwits. The second, "Fearless Frankie," relates how the father of a young man who is afraid of nothing arranges for his son to spend a night in a tavern where the spirits of the dead gather to gamble and cavort. The third, "Mean Barbara," revolves around the efforts of various persons to dispose of the body of a miserly old woman. The fourth, "A Dream Fulfilled," is about an elderly farmer who squanders his money playing the lottery, and the last tale, "Fimfárum," centers on a blacksmith with a scheming, unfaithful wife who is forced to perform a variety of impossible tasks.

Film with English subtitles and Vietnamese translation (recorded, headphones will be provided).