In the 1980s, China introduced an animation.
A trapezoidal mound of moles emerges from the inside.
Smart mice, shy hedgehogs, friendly rabbits, noisy frogs...
That's right, It's Mole Story.
At that time, the cute mole and its friends captured everyone's hearts and became countless childhood memories after the 8090s.
It stands to reason that "The Mole's Tale" is no less influential than "Tom and Jerry".
But what many people don't know is that this cartoon is not from the United States, but from a very inconspicuous small country: Czechoslovakia.
Czech cartoons have always been very imaginative and innuendo.
Moreover, the mole is the most superficial one.
If you want to experience real Czech animation, check it out.
Czech Horror Night
From the poster alone, you can feel that this is an unknown territory that is different from the mainstream animation world.
Looking at the painting style, it is a kind of ▼
Similar to Mole Story, it doesn't rely on dialogue to move the story forward.
Strictly speaking, it does not appear a single sentence of character dialogue, and completely advances the plot through character activities and environmental rendering.
The story is divided into three parts, all of which take place in this dilapidated apartment.
You may be wondering: What's so weird about everyday life?
But the editor tells you: "Czech Horror Night" will refresh your understanding of animation.
Let's start with the "warmest" one.
The protagonists of the story are the Tree Man and the Fish Man, who are neighbors and friends.
The tree man is also very realistic, a bit like the art version of Groot.
And not this "tree man".
This little story is particularly cute, with the shadow of "The Mole's Tale".
In the early spring, the tree man woke up from the dream, opened the window and stuck his head out, and a pair of birds flew up his branches, talked about love, and built nests and nests.
At this time, his friend Fishman came knocking on his door and asked him to hang out with him.
But the tree man could not leave for a moment, because the two birds had already bred new life in his branches.
In the middle of spring, after the chicks will fly, the family of three leaves, and the tree man hurried back to pay the fish man.
In order to make his friend happy, the tree man gave him the nest left by the bird as a gift.
Then the fishman took the straw and the treeman put on the flowerpot.
They were ready to go downstairs to the bar for a drink and celebrate the blossoming of the branches of the tree people.
A good animation is absolutely sophisticated in detail, and anthropomorphism should stand up to scrutiny.
Common sense mistakes such as animal use of ears, wearing headphones, and making phone calls can be seen in many works.
But "Czech Night" constantly reminds the audience that although he can go, he is still a tree.
Drinking in the bar is the most reflective, the fish people drink it all, and the tree people pour the beer into the flower pot after toasting.
Suddenly, you may be confused, but immediately there will be a smile:
That's how the tree should drink.
Blossom and bear fruit, let the birds nest, go out and step on the flower pots, drink wine against the roots of the trees.
A tree man who lives a human life but also has a plant task, with just a few shots, is vividly described.
Then, there's the reality part.
One night, the tree man had a nightmare in which he was sawn off as firewood.
As a tree, the film does not shy away from his death, but the tree man has a dream.
I don't want to be a firewood burned to ashes, but I want to make a piano.
To this end, he also wrote a self-recommendation letter to the luthier, and when he wrote about his age, he also moved out of his own annual rings to count, which is also very cute.
"Czech Horror Night" is extremely rich in content, in addition to the story of the tree man is warm and complete, the other two chapters contain several small stories each.
Dark, absurd, heavy-mouthed, all available.
In the following story, children can go to sleep first!
As night falls, the tree people wait quietly for a reply, and the other residents in the apartment also cover the door and fall into their own carnival.
The man who got home, threw away the damn newspaper, took out his beloved box, and skillfully set up the small stage.
Take out the long-collected insect specimens and stage a wonderful drama of their own.
The tall soldier began his own game of bear hunting in the room.
A man in a suit wants to hold a funeral for the woman's dog, and the woman is attracted to his room full of pet urns.
When the two secretly had an affair, they were clearly seen by the puppy that had been put in the coffin.
Many good works, not one or the other, most of them contain multi-level and multi-angle meanings.
Xiaobian is not talented, can only see one layer.
Among them, I like the meaning of "housewife and donkey" the most.
Busy housewives cook meals and serve them to their husbands and children.
Then she brought a garland of flowers, heavy makeup, and brought another plate of carefully prepared dishes to the next room.
This is not her lover, but a donkey.
The donkey finished eating three times and five divided by two, and called out to her a few times to express his gratitude.
The woman picked up the comb, brushed it, played with him, and quietly left after it fell asleep.
When I returned to the restaurant, only the scraps of cold soup remained on the table.
Friends said it was a "fetish", but the editor suddenly thought of a fable story he had seen.
The woman was indeed very kind to the donkey, and in turn, only the donkey was willing to talk to her.
Expanding further, she toiled and complained every day, washed and cooked, and did not even get a look from her husband and a thank you from her children.
A donkey is a donkey, but is a woman like a donkey?
I think there are different meanings behind each story, and people with different experiences will get different understandings.
Maybe that's what really makes Czech Horror Night so fascinating.
The unskilled accordionist, who was instructed by the master to get an ear, changed it fiercely, but became Van Gogh.
Van Gogh: This is the worst time I've ever been hacked.
The drunkard in the bar downstairs meets the elf in the milk bottle, and alcohol releases human nature, from the initial desire of the tongue to the later fascination with women.
They want the wind and the rain in the anesthesia of alcohol.
Across the bar, a man chases his beloved girl to the café.
A piano song, guests appeared in front of the eyes one after another, there were men playing chess, just under the hair gradually grayed, and finally died in the chair.
Life is like a chess game
There are noble ladies who are flirting with people, and there are squires in suits and shoes.
The piano fell, the café was empty, and only the painting on the wall had a painting of everyone.
Ants in newspapers, cemeteries of tree people, elephants in the night sky...
If you're used to mainstream erotic violence, you might as well check out this Czech Horror Night.
In front of it, the language seemed to become powerless, like a layer of mysterious blue night fog.
Such as people drinking water, cold and warm self-knowledge.
Article reprinted from original author: factory director (film factory)