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A Christmas Dream is a film of genre Fantasy directed by Karel Zeman released in USA on 1 january 1949
A Christmas Dream (1945)
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Add to a movie listA Christmas Dream (Czech: Vánoční sen) is a 1945 Czechoslovak short film directed by the brothers Karel Zeman and Bořivoj Zeman.
Synopsis
Under the family Christmas tree, a young girl finds she has been given a collection of new toys. Happily taking them in her arms, she tosses aside her old rag doll. That night, the girl dreams that the rag doll, abandoned on the floor, comes silently to life to entertain her. The rag doll dances across a piano and skates across a table. The new toys, also coming to life, join the antics. The rag doll, turning on an electric fan, is blown about and nearly knocks over a vase as it attempts to avoid falling off the table. The girl, getting out of bed, saves the vase and takes the doll in her arms. The girl wakes up to find her rag doll still on the floor.Comments
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