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The Maiden and the Soldier (1995)

The Maiden and the Soldier (1995)

Drama Animation War
Release Date: 1995, August 11
Directors: Katariina Lillqvist
Countries: Czech Republic, Finland
Production: YLE, YLE, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky, Kinoproduction, Kinoproduction

Overview:

A strikingly realized puppet tale, based on an old folk ballad of a maiden who sets out to search for her lost fiancé in the turmoils of war. The beloved is found in a stationary hospital where the Grim Reaper is preparing for his gloomy task. It was inspired by the poem The Legend of the Dead Soldier by Bertolt Brecht.