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The Dodals: Pioneers of Czech Animated Film: Book in English + DVD (English subs)

The Dodals: Pioneers of Czech Animated Film: Book in English + DVD (English subs)

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Brand new, sealed book by Eva Struskova, titled "The Dodals / Dodalovi," along with a DVD. 

The book is 376 pages and written in English.

The DVD is region-free but in PAL format (please check compatibility with your TV/player). It includes English subtitles and an English menu.

This book, accompanied by the DVD "The Dodals: Films and Documents," provides a comprehensive overview of the work and lives of Karel Dodal and his two life partners – Hermina Tyrlova (briefly Dodalova) and Irena Rosnerova (later Dodalova). Through a blend of text and images, it unveils a previously unknown chapter in the history of Czech interwar cinema.

In the late 1930s, films produced by IRE-Film, Prague's first professional animated film studio, laid the groundwork for modern advertising film in Czechoslovakia and pushed the boundaries of contemporary animated film.

The book and DVD, which feature various visual and audio materials, also depict Irena Dodalova’s imprisonment at the Terezin concentration camp from 1942 to 1945, and recount the tale of several stolen film fragments from that period.

Additionally, the author traces the postwar artistic careers of the Dodals during their exile in America and Argentina. Ultimately, the book seeks to answer how significantly the Dodals’ artistic efforts influenced Czech postwar animation, which later achieved international acclaim.

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DVD includes these films:

  1. Pouceni kocoura Felixe / Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson (1927)
  2. Nove dobrodruzstvi Kocoura Felixe / The New Adventures of Felix the Cat (1927) - directed by Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  3. Zamilovany vodnik / A Water Sprite in Love (1928) - directed by Hermina Tyrlova, cooperation by Karel Dodal
  4. Plavcikem na slane vode / A Cabin Boy on Salty Water (1929) - directed by Karel Dodal, animated also by Hermina Tyrlova
  5. Bimbovo smutne dobrodruzstvi / Bimbo’s Unfortunate Adventure (1930) - directed by Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  6. Zahada mezniku MK 204 / The Mystery of the MK 204 Turning Point (1934) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  7. Zkroceni cerneho obra / Taming of the Black Giant (1935) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  8. Svatba o pulnoci / A Midnight Wedding (1935) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  9. Mamincin vylet do nebe / Mum’s Trip to Heaven (1935) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  10. Vesely koncert / A Cheerful Concert (1935) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated also by Hermina Tyrlova
  11. Tluce bubenicek / The Tin Drum (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal & Hermina Tyrlova
  12. Vsudybylovo dobrodruzstvi / The Adventures of a Ubiquitous Fellow (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated also by Hermina Tyrlova
  13. Maly pohled do budoucna / A Brief View of the Future (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  14. Tri muzi / Three Men (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  15. Tajemstvi Lucerny / The Secret of the Lucerna Palace (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  16. Znejici vesmir / The Sound of Outer Space (1936) - directed by Karel Dodal & Irena Dodalova, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  17. Carodej tonu / The Wizard of Tones (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  18. Fantaisie erotique (1936) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated also by Hermina Tyrlova
  19. Smudlik a Leskulnika / Slattern and Glossie (1937) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  20. Hra bublinek / The Play of Bubbles (1937) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  21. Vsechno pro trhanec / Everything for a Scrambled Pancake! (1937) - directed by Karel Dodal & Irena Dodalova, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  22. Pisen podzimu / An Autumn Song (1937) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  23. Nezapomenutelny plakat / The Unforgettable Poster (1937) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  24. Jaro je tady / The Spring Is Here! (1937) - directed by Karel Dodal & Irena Dodalova, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  25. Protest / The Protest (1938) - directed by Irena Dodalova & Karel Dodal, cooperation by Hermina Tyrlova
  26. Myslenka hledajici svetlo / Ideas In Seach of Light (1938) - directed by Karel Dodal & Irena Dodalova, animated by Hermina Tyrlova
  27. There Were Three Men (1947)
  28. Apollon Musagete (1951)

DVD extras:

  • artists' biographies
  • filmography 1927-1938
  • film projects:

The Czechoslovak Republic in Coulours, Dances and Songs (1935)The Heart of Europe (1937)Theresienstadt, film fragments (1942)Paul Bunyan (1940-1942)El Concierto (1954)Fragments from Argentina (1930s and 1950s)

  • calendar (1900-1945)
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