Inspiration (1949 film)

1949 Czech film

Inspirace

Directed by| Karel Zeman
Written by| Karel Zeman
Starring| Karel Zeman
Cinematography| Antonín Horák
Edited by| Zdeněk Stehlík
Music by| Zdeněk Liška

Release date

* 1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)

Running time

| 10 minutes
Country| Czechoslovakia
Language| Czech

Inspiration (Czech: Inspirace) is a 1949 Czechoslovak animated[1] short film directed by Karel Zeman.[2] It is a wordless stop-motion film made using glass figurines. The characters in the film are stock characters from Italian commedia dell'arte.[3]

## Plot synopsis

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An unnamed man, implied to be an artist, is looking at a drop of water by his window. In it, he sees the clown Pierrot being spurned by his beloved Columbine, who is riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

## References

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1. ^ Holman, Loyd Bruce (1975). Puppet Animation in the Cinema: History and Technique. A. S. Barnes. pp. 58, 85. ISBN 978-0-498-01385-0.
2. ^ Karel Zeman Museum, "Filmography", MuzeumKarlaZemana.cz, archived from the original on 2 February 2015, retrieved 3 February 2015
3. ^ Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor, WorldCat, 8 November 2011, ISBN 9781590174661, OCLC 71626640

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Films directed by Karel Zeman

Feature films|

* The Treasure of Bird Island
* Journey to the Beginning of Time
* Invention for Destruction
* The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
* A Jester's Tale
* The Stolen Airship
* On the Comet
* Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
* Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
* The Tale of John and Mary

Short films|

* A Christmas Dream
* Mr. Prokouk series
* Inspiration
* Sinbad series

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