Fantastic Fest 2010

Director Jiri Barta Live in Attendance!

In an attic full of discarded junk, a pretty doll called Buttercup lives in an old trunk together with her friends, the marionette Prince Charming, lazy Teddy Bear and the plasticine creature Schubert. When Buttercup is snatched and taken off to the Land of Evil, her pals set out to rescue her. But as they embark on their trek through the attic, they find themselves in rough terrain full of dangerous traps.

Almost a quarter of a century after the award-winning THE PIED PIPER (1985), artist and film director Jiri Barta presents a feature which once more conjures up the atmosphere and themes of his best works. This old-fashioned family fairy tale combines various planes of reality. The film blends all kinds of artistic and animation techniques, including some digital compositing. Barta’s film thus presents an impressive dialogue with the history of animated film and, at the same time, an essay on the passing of time. The film won a Czech Lion for Best Animated Film.