A happy little potter is approached by a huge hand which wants him to sculpt its statue. The potter refuses, wanting nothing more than to be left alone with his only friend, a potted plant. As the hand's request gives way to bribery, demands, and threats, the potter becomes more desperate to escape its clutch, leading to tragedy.
Directed by Jiří Trnka
plant
flowerpot
sculpture
potter
destruction
hand
1960s
animated horror
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Crew
Jiří Trnka
Director
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Story
Jiří Trnka
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
55 reviews
Tereza Nečasová
9.0★ · 05/10/26
Short but powerful allegory about the pressure artists face from authority. The ending feels inevitable rather than shocking like a warning that when art is no longer free, it stops being alive.
Short but powerful allegory about the pressure artists face from authority. The ending feels inevitable rather than shocking like a warning that when art is no longer free, it stops being alive.