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This fairy-tale horror film by world-renowned special effects filmmaker Karel Zeman represents one of his returns to traditional animation during the normalization era. This uncompromisingly original story about the battle between a master sorcerer and his apprentice is a cutout adaptation of a book by German writer Ottfried Preußler, which stands out for its impressive, poetically gloomy atmosphere. One of the best films for young audiences made in the 1970s and 1980s, this balladic film tells the story of Krabat, an orphan who, while studying the art of witchcraft, breaks the rule of living in isolation: he falls in love with a village girl. The white magician's strong will and faith in love lead him to liberation from the clutches of darkness and evil power…

Karel Zeman, Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany, 1977, 72 min

Czech language only