Orbis Pictus

1997
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

369

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Drama Fantasy

In Slovakia, the sixteen year-old Terezka is discharged from her school with a letter to her mother. Along her surrealistic journey to find her mother, Terezka entwines reality and fantasy a... Read allIn Slovakia, the sixteen year-old Terezka is discharged from her school with a letter to her mother. Along her surrealistic journey to find her mother, Terezka entwines reality and fantasy and meets a man that is hired to burn clothes; a woman buried on the ground; a young bride ... Read allIn Slovakia, the sixteen year-old Terezka is discharged from her school with a letter to her mother. Along her surrealistic journey to find her mother, Terezka entwines reality and fantasy and meets a man that is hired to burn clothes; a woman buried on the ground; a young bride that is marrying the forty and something year-old widow of his brother to support her fami... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

369

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Trivia
Official submission of Slovakia the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 70th Academy Awards in 1998.

Connections
Referenced in Hviezdna párty: Episode #1.9 (2017)

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9/10

Excellent and unique

I went into the film not knowing much about it at all, and by the end I was quite exhilarated. Sulik and his writers give us story-telling at its very finest. The film plays like a fairy-tale, and like most fairy tales worth their salt, there's a layer of evil lurking below the innocent surface.

I have to disagree with the other user comment thus far (JM Laprise), not about the quality of the film, but more so its nature: this is certainly no feel-good film. Quite the contrary, I found it depressing. The concept of mixing reality with fantasy, and not vice versa, is rather ingenious, and it's executed very well here. I heartily recommend the film.