Wait Until the Oak Loses Its Leaves

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1991

Production year

1991

Premiere

28 November 2002

Runtime

28 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Až opadá listí z dubu

Czech title

Až opadá listí z dubu

English title

Wait Until the Oak Loses Its Leaves

Summary

The story of the famed cleverness and wit of the simple farmer Čupera, who not only wins out over the demon of alcohol, but also over a bureaucratically relentless and thorough devil. The hell, which the farmer experiences during the detoxication cure, is in the style of a honky-tonk bar, a galley with prison and dehumanized night club .

Commentary

Crew and creators

Based on

Jan Werich (Až opadá listí z dubu – pohádka z knihy Fimfárum)

Commentary by

Jiří Kubíček

Dramaturg

Edgar Dutka

Director of Photography

Vladimír Malík

Art Director

Petr Poš

Sound Designer

Ivo Špalj

Production Manager

Bedřich Strnad

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Hapka

Production info

Original Title

Až opadá listí z dubu

Czech Title

Až opadá listí z dubu

English Title

Wait Until the Oak Loses Its Leaves

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1991

Production Year

1991

Premiere

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

Distribution slogan

„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 a. s., Studio Jiřího Trnky (Krátký Film Praha a. s.)

Copyright Holders

Krátký Film Praha a. s.

Distribution

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

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

28 min

Distribution carrier

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

Event: Anketa internetového magazínu InIndieWire o 250 nejlepších krátkých animovaných filmů

2012
Los Angeles / United States of America