Little Otik (Otesánek, Greedy Guts) (2000)

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7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jan Svankmajer

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Veronika Zilková
Bozena Horáková

Jan Hartl
Karel Horák

Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Paní Stádlerová

Pavel Nový
Frantisek Stádler

Kristina Adamcová
Alzbetka

Dagmar Stríbrná
Pani správcová

Arnost Goldflam
Gynaecologist

Jitka Smutná
Bulankova, the social worker

Written by

Karel Jaromír Erben
(fairy tale)

Jan Svankmajer
screenplay

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Very disturbing with a crazy dialogue...

15 years ago at Jan 25 5:06

SJMJ91

I had no knowledge at all of this film, the director or the actosr within this film so I had no idea of what to expect. The reason why I watched this was because my tutor at my college wanted us to watch it. It is a mixture of live action and stop-motion animation. It is definitely one of the most psychologically disturbing films I have ever seen. It was deeply interesting to start with but when t... read more

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14 years, 4 months ago at Sep 13 12:03

dappa1975

oow. this is hard work got half the way through and had to quit - you really have to be in the right mood for this one. That said - I wont be going back to watch the 2nd half.

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14 years, 3 months ago at Oct 8 6:16

pistaa

I was expecting something more distressing, but there was a nice quite placid feeling throughout the film. Original idea (I understood it's from a fairy tale), and I liked the animations.
The sound bothered me at some points, it didn't quite match all the scenes, but not too disruptive.

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When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real. When the root takes life they seem to have gained a child; but its appetite is much greater than a normal child.

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"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★ NOTES: Presented jointly as part of the BFI’s seasons on stop-motion and folk horror. Up to a point was screened in crystal clear focus, no cuts except at the changeovers. DATE: September 21st 2024 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"

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"SCREENING: 35mm, Stop Motion: Celebrating Handmade Animation on the Big Screen, Roots, Rituals and Phantasmagoria DATE: September 21st CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"