Animation / Short
Czechoslovakia,
1962, 7 min
Directed by:
Zdeněk SmetanaScreenplay:
Zdeněk SmetanaCinematography:
Zdenka HajdováComposer:
Jaroslav CelbaCast:
Jaroslav VálekPlots(1)
The Only Joy is an anti-smoking, ironic short made remarkable by Zdeněk Smetana’s unmistakable visual style. It warns against deadly consequences of smoking in an illustrative, albeit not literal way. We learn, for example, how much a dedicated smoker spends for his “only joy” every year – back then a shocking statistics, today an amusing fact. (Anifilm)
(more)Cast
Jaroslav Válek
Czechoslovakia
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