Vlado Kristl facts for kids
Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl (born January 24, 1923, in Zagreb, Croatia – died July 7, 2004, in Munich, Germany) was a talented filmmaker and artist. He was especially known for his amazing animated films and short movies.
About Vlado Kristl
Vlado Kristl was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He became famous around the world for his unique and challenging animated films. One of his most well-known works is Don Kihot (1961). This animated film was inspired by the famous book Don Quixote.
Don Kihot was a very special film. It used graphics and abstract art in new ways, going beyond what people expected from animation. It even won the main prize at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. Kristl felt that this film, even though it wasn't his first, was where he truly had the freedom to create what he wanted.
In 1962, Kristl made a short live-action film called General i resni clovek (The General and the Real Man). This film was a satire, meaning it used humor to criticize something. It caused some problems for him with the people who censored films at the time.
Vlado Kristl passed away in 2004 when he was 81 years old, in Munich, Germany. He had two children with his partner Jelena: Madeleine (born in 1966) and Pepe Stephan (born in 1968).
He also wrote poetry! He published two books of poems in Croatian: Neznatna lirika (which means Insignificant Lyrics, published in 1959) and Pet bijelih stepenica (meaning Five White Steps, published in 1961). He also wrote several books in German.
Vlado Kristl's Films
Here is a list of some of the films Vlado Kristl made:
- Sagrenska Koza (The Piece of Shagreen Leather) – 1960
- Don Kihot – 1961
- General I Resni Clovek/Der General und der Ernste Mensch (The General and the Real Human Being) – 1962 – 12 minutes
- Arme Leute – 1963 – 8 minutes
- Madeleine, Madeleine – 1963 – 11 minutes
- Der Damm (The Dam) – 1964 – 80 minutes
- Autorennen – 1965 – 10 minutes
- Der Brief (The Letter) – 1966 – 83 minutes
- Prometheus – 1966 – 10 minutes
- Die Utopen – 1967 – 9 minutes
- Sekundenfilme – 1968 – 19 minutes
- 100 Blatt Schreibblock – 1968 – 26 minutes
- Italienisches Capricco – 1969 – 30 minutes
- Film oder Macht (Film or Power) – 1970 – 110 minutes
- Obrigkeitsfilm (The Film Of The Authority) – 1971 – 86 minutes
- Literaturverfilmung – 1973 – 10 minutes
- Horizonte – 1973 – 8 minutes
- Kollektivfilm – 1974 – 18 minutes
- Diese Gebichte: Tod Der Hierachie – 1975 – 58 minutes
- Verräter Der Jungen Deutschen Films Schlafen Nicht – 1982 – 6minutes
- Tod der Zuschauer (Death To The Spectator) – 1983 – 110 minutes
- Die Schule Der Postmoderne – 1990 – 15 minutes
- Die Hälfte Des Reichtums Für Die Hälfte Der Schönheit – 1994 – 9 minutes
- Als Man Noch Aus Persönlichen Gründen Gelebt Hat – 1996 – 6 minutes
- Der Letzte Klon – 1998 – 6 minutes
- Drei Faule Schweine – 2000 – 7 minutes
- Kunst Ist Nur Ausserhalb Der Menschengesellschaft – 2002 – 9 minutes
- Weltkongress Der Obdachlosen – 2004 – 5 minutes
There are also films made about Vlado Kristl:
- Vlado Kristl Portrait (directed by Kurt Benning; 2003) – 60 minutes
- Vlado Kristl – Ich bin ein Mensch-Versuch (Vlado Kristl – I am a Human Experiment; directed by Johanna Pauline Maier and Markus Nechleba; 2006) – 87 minutes
Images for kids
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Neznatna lirika
See also
In Spanish: Vlado Kristl para niños
