Cybernetic Grandma (1963)
Trnka’s sci-fi vision of the future in which machines and robots try to substitute themselves into the most beautiful human relationships. A cybernetic robot is supposed to substitute for the loving grandmother of a little girl. The wise grandmother, however, comes back and the girl finds the warmth of her grandmother’s loving arms again. Trnka’s artistic ideas in this film can be described as both poetically fragile and dramatically cautionary.
Director: Jiří Trnka
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction
Runtime: 29 min
Release Date: February 15, 1963
Cast
- Otýlie Beníšková - Narrator (voice)
- Jana Werichová - Narrator (voice)
Screenplay
- Jiří Trnka (Screenplay)
- Ivan Klíma (Story)
Music: Jan Novák
Cinematography: Jiří Šafář
Editing: Hana Walachová
Production: Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Jiří Trnka
More Films in Genre: Animation, Science Fiction
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cybernetic Grandma about?
- Trnka’s sci-fi vision of the future in which machines and robots try to substitute themselves into the most beautiful human relationships. A cybernetic robot is supposed to substitute for the loving grandmother of a little girl. The wise grandmother, however, comes back and the girl finds the warmth of her grandmother’s loving arms again. Trnka’s artistic ideas in this film can be described as both poetically fragile and dramatically cautionary.
- Who directed Cybernetic Grandma?
- Cybernetic Grandma was directed by Jiří Trnka.
- Who stars in Cybernetic Grandma?
- Cybernetic Grandma stars Otýlie Beníšková, Jana Werichová.
- How long is Cybernetic Grandma?
- Cybernetic Grandma has a runtime of 29m (29 minutes).
- What genre is Cybernetic Grandma?
- Cybernetic Grandma is a Animation, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Cybernetic Grandma produced?
- Cybernetic Grandma was produced in Czechoslovakia.