Christmas Dreams

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Image by ParaplÌËko, courtesy of CCCB.

The CCCB is celebrating Christmas with the screening of four short animation films from the Czech Film Archive collection. In the mid-20th century, Czech animated cinema achieved international recognition for its mixture of technical expertise and imagination that turned everyday objects like a rag doll, a toy or a ball of wool into the heroes of these Christmas stories.

Vanocni sen (Christmas Dream), Karel Zeman and Bořivoj Zeman, Czechoslovakia, 1945, 11’

In this short film combining live action and stop-motion, a girl receives new toys for Christmas and loses interest in her old rag doll. The doll tries to win back the girl’s favour with a musical show.

Paraplicko (The Little Umbrella), Břetislav Pojar, Czechoslovakia, 1957, 15’

One night, the toys come to life and organize a circus with a lion tamer, a tight-rope walker and a magician who creates a bear out of soap bubbles.

Snehulák (The Snowman), Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakia, 1966, 12’30”

In a world of wool, a boy makes a snowman. The snowman immediately comes to life and decides to escape to discover the world. Týrlová manages to tell this fantastic story using a material as simple as string.

Vánoční stromeček (Christmas Tree), Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakia, 1968, 8’

Hermína Týrlová returns to her world of wool. This time, the boy sets out on an adventure to find a Christmas tree and its decorations. Luckily, he has the help of his dog and the forest animals.

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Christmas in Catalunya

Are you curious about Catalan holiday traditions? Head over to our page Christmas in Barcelona, and you'll learn about the famous Catalan "pooping log" and the caganer. If you're looking for something Christmassy to do, check out our list of events in and around the city at: What's on in Barcelona: Christmas.