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The Pied Piper is a 1986 Czechoslovakian animated dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. [1] . Its original Czech title is Krysař, which means "The rat catcher". The story is an adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany.
Bleak, pungently flavorful semi-animated fantasy. Jiri Barta's 1986 Pied Piper is a quintessentially dyspeptic, adult piece of Eastern Euro animation whose take on the classic morality fable is even more misanthropic than Jacques Demy's version.
- (1.7K)
- Animation, Fantasy, Horror
- Jirí Barta
- 1986-09
Art deco-style puppetry animation film directed by Jiří Barta. Synopsis: When hordes of vicious rats invade their town and begin stealing their jewelry, polluting their food, wrecking their homes, and attacking their persons, the cruel, avaricious, and gluttonous citizens of Hamelin agree to pay a wandering piper to rid them of the vermin.
- 53 min
- 1929
- Maria Serban
Overview. A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language. Robert Browning.
Apr 22, 2023 · Watch the classic Czech animated film Krysar, based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who lured the rats and the children away with his magic flute. This dark and haunting adaptation ...
“The Pied Piper” (Krysař), a 1986 animated film directed by Jiří Barta, is a dark and visually striking adaptation of the classic German legend. Set in a medieval town plagued by rats, the story unfolds as the mysterious Pied Piper appears, promising to rid the town of its infestation.
In this stop-motion animation, the corrupt townsfolk of a medieval village go about their haggling in the marketplace. One night, a plague of rats descends on the town. While debating how to rid...
- Drama, Animation
