The Maiden and the Soldier

Animation · 1995

A strikingly realized puppet tale, based on an old folk ballad of a maiden who sets out to search for her lost fiancé in the turmoils of war. The beloved is found in a stationary hospital where the Grim Reaper is preparing for his gloomy task. It was inspired by the poem The Legend of the Dead Soldier by Bertolt Brecht.

Starring

Claes Olsson, Zdeněk Pospíšil, Jiří Vaněk, Katariina Lillqvist, Katariina Lillqvist

Director

Katariina Lillqvist