Virtual Friday Night Films at the Wende: Krtek – Mole in the City

Krtek—the Czech cartoon about a curious and warmhearted mole—gained enormous popularity in Eastern Europe, where the character is still an enduring cultural figure. With the show’s lack of dialogue, it crossed borders to Western Europe and various countries across the world. This 1982 episode is an allegory of environmental catastrophe in which bulldozers raze the little mole’s forest home, and he and his friends must find their way through the city.

This week’s selection is presented in conjunction with the Cold War Spaces program Spaces of Television: Between Propaganda and Consumerism.

Watch for free on YouTube.

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Virtual Film Picks are inspired by the in-person Friday Night Films at the Wende program series. This selection is part of a curated list of weekly movie suggestions that can be watched at home, in conjunction with #WendeOnline.