Cybernetic Grandma
Trnka’s sci-fi vision of the future in which machines and robots try to substitute themselves into the most beautiful human relationships. A cybernetic robot is supposed to substitute for the loving grandmother of a little girl. The wise grandmother, however, comes back and the girl finds the warmth of her grandmother’s loving arms again. Trnka’s artistic ideas in this film can be described as both poetically fragile and dramatically cautionary.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Kybernetická babička |
| Year | 1963 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Genre | Animation, Science Fiction |
| Director | Jiří Trnka |
| Runtime | 29 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.0/10 (15 votes) |
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Trnka constructs a poignant fable that relies on the stark contrast between flawless mechanical care and imperfect human warmth. His stop-motion animation explores the silent poetry of gestures, asking where the soul resides in a world of circuits.
What lingers after the screen fades is a profound, gentle caution against confusing function for love. A timeless meditation on what makes us human. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jiří Trnka
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For a contemplative evening, with a pause for reflection afterward.
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