The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He soon realizes that the three princesses are nagged by evil spirits. The little peasant manages to rid them of them, fights a duel with a wicked lord who wanted to marry one of the three princesses. He finally wins the heart of the youngest sister while saving the soul of his mother who was in purgatory.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Václav TrojanOriginal Music Composer
- Jiří TrnkaDirector
- Karel SobotkaScreenplay
- Jiří TrnkaScreenplay
- František BraunScreenplay
- Josef NovákScreenplay
Stills
Themes
princessstop motionbased on children's bookbased on myths, legends or folkloreheroic missionheroic rescue