Ruka AKA The Hand (1965)

director: Jiří Trnka
release-year: 1965
genres: animation, comedy, philosophical, stopmotion
countries: Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic
languages: Silent

A little pointy-faced Czech clown is just trying to make some flower pots in peace. He has one precious little flower.

the flower has to grow without light

A no-good hand breaks in to demand he transition his business to more hand-themed pottery.

all glory to the hand

The flower keeps getting damaged in the ensuing disagreements, and the little clown must constantly repot it.

it's good that he owns a large flower pot collection

The hand presents hand-based propaganda (handaganda?), to no end. It tries more aggressive measures, as well.

it raises a strong argument

It's no use, the little potter man is set in his ways.

it's hammer time.

The little potter man accidentally drops the flower pot on his own head. The hand gives him an honorable funeral.

the moral of the story is to do what you're told