Vratislav Hlavatý’s wonderful poster illustration for Princess and the Pea.

• title: The Princess and the Pea | Printsessa na goroshine | Princezna na hrášku | Soviet Union, 1976
• director: Boris Rycarev
• with: Andrey Podoshian, Irina Malysheva, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
• writer: Hans Christian Andersen (story)

poster design: Vratislav Hlavatý, 1978

Movie posters in our collection were promotional materials. Posters used on display in the cinemas across the former Czechoslovakia. They bear signs of their age.

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Vratislav Hlavatý / Czech animator, graphic designer, fine artist /painting/, illustrator and typographer. Author of several award winning posters among his 82 total score. His movie posters were created with extraordinary naive, almost childish innocence, while themes of the movies could tickle serious issues sometimes. His unique visual style has brought him international recognition.

Award Winning Posters by Vratislav Hlavatý:

• 1977-1978 – 3rd prize The Hollywood Reporter Magazine / Silver Hugo at the International Film Festival in Chicago (Harold Lloyd)
• 1988 – honourable mention for The Best Poster of the Year (Get Your Vouchers and Take It Easy)

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illustrated posters designed in Czechoslovakia.

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