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Riddles for a Candy

In Jiří Barta’s imaginative debut, a magic book poses three riddles to an anteater-like creature. His reward for answering, a wrapped piece of candy, proves elusive. Barta's animation revels in the possibilities of transformation and symbolic logic.

8m1978TMDb 5.8

FantasyAnimation

Czech

Crew and Cast

Jiří BartaJiří BartaDirector

Storyline

In Jiří Barta’s imaginative debut, a magic book poses three riddles to an anteater-like creature. His reward for answering, a wrapped piece of candy, proves elusive. Barta's animation revels in the possibilities of transformation and symbolic logic.

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Info

Original title
Hádanky za bonbón
Status
Released
Released
1 January 1978
Runtime
8m
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (13 votes)

Production

Director
Jiří Barta
Studios
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Countries
Czechoslovakia

Languages

Original
Czech
Spoken
Czech