Five of beloved Czech storyteller's adult fairytales are brought to life in puppet animation anthology "Jan Werich's Fimfarum." While a pair of these shorts dated 1987 and 1991 may already have done ...

Prague, Feb 15 (ČTK) — The Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation has won a tender for renting the historical Werich villa in Prague, where it plans to establish a museum devoted to a popular duo of the late ...

Google has added a Doodle honoring one of the most popular Czech actors and playwrights Jan Werich. Beyond his acting in many classic Czech movies, Werich was loved by his country for staying when so ...

A series of five stories from the legendary book by Jan Werich. I. Greedy Barka: Why Prague's Dejvice wasn't renamed Miserville. II. After the Leaves Fall from the Oak: Can a devil do a good deed by ...

Between 1916 and 1924, Werich attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencova Street in Prague (where his future business partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at ...

Humorous as well as educational stories about magical and everyday problems, about devils, miracles, ordinary human vices and wisdom. The graphic design of the stories reflects the humour and the ...

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