The Hand (Czech: Ruka) is a 1965 Czechoslovak stop motion puppet animation film directed by Jiří Trnka.

When Trnka died in 1969, the film was banned due to its story that reflects a restrictive environment in which many artists had to work.

The Hand eventually catches Harlequin with a trick and locks him in a cage where he makes the ordered Statue.

The Hand, now wearing a different glove, uses the closet as a coffin for Harlequin and makes a pompous funeral for him, before expressing a new gesture.

[8] In a Reddit AMA, Rebecca Sugar, creator of the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe named The Hand as having a major influence on her work.