A fantasy in which a little girl’s toys come to life in a dream - the toys being played by puppets. (The film is noteworthy for the excellence of the puppet animation in the original material - for American distribution introductory and concluding sequences have been added to the film by Castle Films, USA.). Music only - no language.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310906
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children's films - Czechoslovakia
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Literature → Christmas stories
Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)