I Love Films
Birds, Orphans and Fools
edit - this is actually a Slovak film, there's a difference between that and Czech, but it's too subtle for me presently, i look forward nevertheless at some point in enlarging my understanding of this and related matters. :)
Instead of numbering and making a list which kills somewhat the wonder of film appreciation, i shall just sporadically whenever the mood strikes me to blurt out some words devoted to something that made a deep impression on me when i could concentrate enough.
So what we got here is one of those ultra wacky Czech new wave entries, that is also a very sobering statement on real stuff going on during that period. It's about this lady and two guys and sometimes an old loony guy spending time in a bombed out house, reliving their childhood in a sense, but also dealing with some issues.
The visual style is dazzling, most akin to Fruit of Paradise and Daisies, 2 other essentials in the Czech new wave. The beginning always gets to me, sort of detached but also filled with meaning, like Sirk and Godard. A voice says the words of the director but isn't the director, the voice changes personhoods, during this dialogue we see children in a place where nuns take care of them, they are having fun, it's some kind of celebration, but the words being spoken are tragic.
The moment in the video - a delightful musical interlude:)
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c8Nhuwzxg]
edit - this is actually a Slovak film, there's a difference between that and Czech, but it's too subtle for me presently, i look forward nevertheless at some point in enlarging my understanding of this and related matters. :)
Instead of numbering and making a list which kills somewhat the wonder of film appreciation, i shall just sporadically whenever the mood strikes me to blurt out some words devoted to something that made a deep impression on me when i could concentrate enough.
So what we got here is one of those ultra wacky Czech new wave entries, that is also a very sobering statement on real stuff going on during that period. It's about this lady and two guys and sometimes an old loony guy spending time in a bombed out house, reliving their childhood in a sense, but also dealing with some issues.
The visual style is dazzling, most akin to Fruit of Paradise and Daisies, 2 other essentials in the Czech new wave. The beginning always gets to me, sort of detached but also filled with meaning, like Sirk and Godard. A voice says the words of the director but isn't the director, the voice changes personhoods, during this dialogue we see children in a place where nuns take care of them, they are having fun, it's some kind of celebration, but the words being spoken are tragic.
The moment in the video - a delightful musical interlude:)
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c8Nhuwzxg]
