Mean Barbara (1989)
When the village school master discovers the body of a mean-spirited, miserly old woman, with whom he has had a disagreement, he decides to dispose of the body himself without alerting anyone else to it, but when the body is discovered by another villager the same cycle begins again, with the body eventually passing through the hands of half of the village.
Director: Vlasta Pospíšilová
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 16 min
Release Date: July 1, 1989
Cast
- Jan Werich - Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Screenplay
- Jan Werich (Book)
- Jiří Kubíček (Screenplay)
Music: Vladimír Merta
Cinematography: Vladimír Malík
Editing: Jan Sládek
Production: Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
stop motion, based on children's book, woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mean Barbara about?
- When the village school master discovers the body of a mean-spirited, miserly old woman, with whom he has had a disagreement, he decides to dispose of the body himself without alerting anyone else to it, but when the body is discovered by another villager the same cycle begins again, with the body eventually passing through the hands of half of the village.
- Who directed Mean Barbara?
- Mean Barbara was directed by Vlasta Pospíšilová.
- Who stars in Mean Barbara?
- Mean Barbara stars Jan Werich.
- How long is Mean Barbara?
- Mean Barbara has a runtime of 16m (16 minutes).
- What genre is Mean Barbara?
- Mean Barbara is a Animation film.
- Where was Mean Barbara produced?
- Mean Barbara was produced in Czechoslovakia.