Hermína Týrlová
Directing
Born 1900-12-11
Died 1993-05-03
Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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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.
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Filmography
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Directing
48 credits
Blue Apron
Revolution in Toyland
Nine Chicks
A Wooly Tale
The Glass Marble
Zlatovláska
Ukradené dítě
The Snowman
Wreath of Songs
Psí nebe
The Pig Shepard
The Mischievous Boy
Ferda the Ant
Skittish Brothers
The Choo-Choo Train
Nočná romanca
Two Balls of Wool
Kalamajka
Coral Fairytale
Oslík ušatec
The Naughty Slingshot
Míček Flíček
Růžové brýle
Hračky pračky
Toulavé telátko
Star of Bethlehem
Malovánky
Christmas Tree
Pejskův sen
Lullaby
Obávaná kačena
Píšťalka
Devilish Tricks
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
Lullaby
Collision
Já a Kiki
I Count on the Wire
Já a Bleděmodrá
Tommy and the Mermaid
Pohádka o drakovi
Já a Bělovous Zrzunda
Já a Fousek
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
Monkey Love?
Já a můj dvojnožec
A Water Sprite in Love
Příhody Ferdy mravence
Writing
39 credits
Blue Apron
Revolution in Toyland
Nine Chicks
A Wooly Tale
The Glass Marble
Zlatovláska
Ukradené dítě
The Snowman
Wreath of Songs
Psí nebe
The Pig Shepard
The Mischievous Boy
Skittish Brothers
The Choo-Choo Train
Nočná romanca
Two Balls of Wool
Kalamajka
Coral Fairytale
Oslík ušatec
The Naughty Slingshot
Míček Flíček
Růžové brýle
Hračky pračky
Toulavé telátko
Star of Bethlehem
Malovánky
Christmas Tree
Pejskův sen
Lullaby
Obávaná kačena
Píšťalka
Devilish Tricks
Little Girl Or Little Boy?
Lullaby
Collision
Pohádka o drakovi
Konec kouzelníka Uhahuly
Monkey Love?
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Acting
18 credits
The Queen of the Waves
Revolution in Toyland
Nine Chicks
The Pig Shepard
Hermína Týrlová
Ferda the Ant
Fantaisie érotique
Meliorace půdy
Nočná romanca
Lullaby
Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson
Přijď, až zase omládnu
Collision
Bimbo's Unfortunate Adventure
Ideas in Search of Light
A Cabin Boy on Salty Water
Já tomu říkám nedrcat se o nebesa
The New Adventures of Felix the Cat
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