Jiří Trnka: Puppet Master (Limited Edition, Region Free) Toei Animation and River Phoenix in the

and River Phoenix in the "Young Indy" prologue

The resulting 14 films he created for Essanay find Chaplin further experimenting with new cinematic techniques

and Vache Tovmasyan—that turns the cruel realities of class inside out

Presented within a limited edition SteelBook

Lisa Kerrigan and Milo Holmes

Jiří Trnka: Puppet Master (Limited Edition, Region Free) Toei Animation and River Phoenix in theCzech artist Ji Trnka (19121969) is the internationally revered master of puppet animation, often dubbed 'the European Walt Disney'. Painter, illustrator, designer, and author of fantastic tales, Trnka came from a family of toymakers and the era of marionette theatre, and in his films created magical worlds with his sets, costumes and puppets. Often borrowing from Czechoslovak folklore while inventing novel techniques in stop motion cinematography,