Hermína Týrlová
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 11, 1900
- Died
- May 3, 1993 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Biography
Hermína Týrlová was a prominent Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. Often called the mother of Czech animation over the course of her career, she produced over 60 animated children's short films using puppets and the technique of stop motion animation. Born in Březové Hory in Central Bohemia, Hermína Týrlová learned puppet-making skills from her father, who was a woodworker and made small wood figurines. As a teenager, she moved to Prague to make a living acting, singing, and dancing in vaudeville. She also began writing and illustrating children's magazines. In 1925, she joined Studio AB, where she met her future husband, Karel Dodal. The studio produced animated films for advertising companies such as Elektrajournal and IRE-Film.Dodal and Týrlová produced 5 animated advertising films together, and in 1935, they co-directed the first commercial Czech puppet animation film, Tajemství Lucerny ("The Lantern's Secret"). Following the 1939 German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Karel Dodal took exile in the United States and then Argentina. Týrlová chose to remain in Czechoslovakia. In 1941, she moved to Zlín in eastern Moravia to work with Ladislav Kolda at Bata Studios, where she remained for the rest of her life. In 1944, she released the short film Ferda Mravenec ("Fernando the Ant"), which achieved worldwide popularity. The original puppet for the main character is on display in the Toy Museum in Figueres, Spain. In 1947, she co-directed Vzpoura Hracek ("Revolt of the Toys") with Frantisek Sadek, which combined stop-motion animation with live action footage. She continued to write and direct animated films until 1986, and she died in Zlín on May 3, 1993 at the age of 92.
Known For
Filmography
Ferdy the Ant
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L'Atelier enchanté
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Les Contes de la ferme
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I Count on the Wire
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Monkey Love?
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The Naughty Slingshot
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Devilish Tricks
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Skittish Brothers
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Lullaby
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Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
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Hračky pračky
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Jak si Jakub naposledy vystřelil
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Ferda The Ant In The Foreign Service
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Ferda in the Anthill
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Příhody brouka Pytlíka
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Příhody Ferdy mravence
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Já a Kiki
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Já a Fousek
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Já a Bleděmodrá
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Oslík ušatec
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The Mischievous Boy
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Já a můj dvojnožec
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Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
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Jak pejsek vyčmuchal darebáka
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Růžové brýle
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Vánoce u zvířátek
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Animal’s Best Friend
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Obávaná kačena
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Ukradené dítě
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Kluk dostává filipa
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Pejskův sen
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Toulavé telátko
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Píšťalka
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Malovánky
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Star of Bethlehem
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Coral Fairytale
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Christmas Tree
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Psí nebe
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Blue Apron
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The Snowman
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Little Girl Or Little Boy?
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A Wooly Tale
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Two Balls of Wool
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The Glass Marble
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The Curious Letter
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Revenge Day
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The Choo-Choo Train
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The Knot in the Handkerchief
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The Lost Doll
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The Pig Shepard
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Kalamajka
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Míček Flíček
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Zlatovláska
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Wreath of Songs
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Pohádka o drakovi
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Nine Chicks
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Nepovedený panáček
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Nočná romanca
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Collision
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Lullaby
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Revolution in Toyland
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What Is Missing?
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Ferda the Ant
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Tommy and the Mermaid
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A Water Sprite in Love
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