Inspiration (Czech: Inspirace) is a 1949 Czechoslovakian 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]
| Inspirace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karel Zeman |
| Written by | Karel Zeman |
| Starring | Karel Zeman |
| Cinematography | Antonin Horak |
| Edited by | Zdenek Stehlik |
| Music by | Zdenek Liska |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Plot synopsis
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.