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The Musician and Death

1984-01-01 · 9 min · ★ 6.7

Animation · Drama

A paraphrase on the folk tales about the outwitted Death. This one is a story of a folk musician who plays his violin so well that Death lights a new life candle for him.

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Lubomír Beneš
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Czechoslovakia
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