The read
It runs a compact 16m.
Synopsis
When the village school master discovers the body of a mean-spirited, miserly old woman, with whom he has had a disagreement, he decides to dispose of the body himself without alerting anyone else to it, but when the body is discovered by another villager the same cycle begins again, with the body eventually passing through the hands of half of the village.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Vlasta PospíšilováDirector
- Jiří KubíčekScreenplay
- Vladimír MertaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jan WerichNarrator (voice) (archive footage)
Themes
stop motionbased on children's bookwoman director