Natural History Suite
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An eight-part animated portrait of various species, accompanied by a different style of music. The various parts are: Aquatilia (foxtrot), Hexapoda (bolero), Pisces (blues), Reptilia (tarantella), Aves (tango), Mammalia (minuet), Simiae (polka) and Homo (waltz). Each animation mixes drawings, pictures, real animals and animated skeletons.
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Jan Švankmajer Director · Zdeněk Liška Composer Zdeněk Šibrava Cinematographer
First release September 17, 1967 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Krátký Film Praha
Production
Krátký film Praha – Studio dokumentárních filmů
Production
Krátký Film Praha
Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Malý atlas zvířat
Working title
Languages
Original title
Historia Naturae (suita)
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Italy · September 17, 1967
Premiere · Source: IMDb
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
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