Greedy Barbara

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1986

Production year

1986

Premiere

1987

Runtime

16 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Lakomá Barka

Czech title

Lakomá Barka

English title

Greedy Barbara

Summary

Traditional puppet film on the greediest cheapskat, the rector's cook Barbara.

Commentary

Crew and creators

Based on

Jan Werich (Lakomá Barka – pohádka z knihy Fimfárum)

Commentary by

Jan Werich

Dramaturg

Edgar Dutka

Director of Photography

Vladimír Malík

Art Director

Petr Poš

Film Editor

Jan Sládek

Sound Designer

Ivo Špalj

Music

Music Composed by

Vladimír Merta

Production info

Original Title

Lakomá Barka

Czech Title

Lakomá Barka

English Title

Greedy Barbara

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1986

Production Year

1986

Premiere

premiere 1987 /suitable for youths/
renewed premiere 28 November 2002 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Blaník, Praha)
renewed premiere 22 December 2022 /suitable for all ages without limit/

Distribution slogan

no caption (1987) / „Fairytales are like chains... they circle the world and connect people from all sides.“ /Jan Werich/ (2002) / The Czech puppet classic is back in cinemas after twenty years. Dusted, digitized! (2022)

Production

Krátký film Praha, Studio Jiřího Trnky (Krátký film Praha)

Copyright Holders

Krátký film Praha

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1987), Falcon (obnovená 2002), Anifilm Distribution (obnovená 2022; monopol do 22. 12. 2027)

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

16 min

Original length in metres

449 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm, DCP 2-D, MP4

Animation technique

puppet

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, commentary

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 7. mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti a mládež Isfahán

1991
Isfahán / Iran

Vítěz

Festival: 2. festival animovaných filmů Animafilm České Budějovice

1988
České Budějovice / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Festival: 27. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov

1987
Zlín / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Festival: 16. mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti Chicago

1987
Chicago / United States of America