JanRZ
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Truly satisfying slovak art film.
I am from Slovakia and I watched this film with my dad, who went to the cinema for this film when it was released. Now, he rewatched it with me after 30 years and he could not stop saying how it reminds him of his childhood times in the village called "Pondelok" to which he casually refers to as a true and only home. He also said how authentic it is in terms of screenplay with all the problematic that is discussed. He said that the philosophy insertion(references to Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Ludwig Wittgenstein) was spot on as young students(just as my dad back then) all over Slovakia were contemplating about everything in global level after Velvet Revolution. But he also stressed that it was genuine with such details as hair shearer, cars and interior and exterior of the shack in general.
For me, as someone who loves philosophy and films, this film was really positive surprise. Cinematography and love/countryside plot were original, satisfying, deep and artistic, it was an allegory. Film was enriched by comical passages through the character of Jacob's father played by wonderful Marián Labuda(his son made cameo in this pic as the barman as well). Presenting each chapter in historical slovak vernacular felt like typical works of Hviezdoslav or Kukucin from slovak realism in literature, and I found it kind. Mirror-rotated writings were so creative too. Caterpillar reflection was amazing. I didn't completely get the end, with the levitation stuff, felt magical though. But I am gonna probably rewatch it some time later for sure and have some conversation about it with my dad at the same time.
I didn't save on words in this review, but I needed this so bad to feel comfortable inside, if you know what I mean.
I am not affraid to put this movie into comparison to some slovak classics like "The shop on main street" or "Perinbaba", because this film is important as it speaks its own context based on own period of time in Slovakia. This should be refered to as our(the Slovaks) cinematographic legacy.
Dakujem za krasny film.
I am from Slovakia and I watched this film with my dad, who went to the cinema for this film when it was released. Now, he rewatched it with me after 30 years and he could not stop saying how it reminds him of his childhood times in the village called "Pondelok" to which he casually refers to as a true and only home. He also said how authentic it is in terms of screenplay with all the problematic that is discussed. He said that the philosophy insertion(references to Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Ludwig Wittgenstein) was spot on as young students(just as my dad back then) all over Slovakia were contemplating about everything in global level after Velvet Revolution. But he also stressed that it was genuine with such details as hair shearer, cars and interior and exterior of the shack in general.
For me, as someone who loves philosophy and films, this film was really positive surprise. Cinematography and love/countryside plot were original, satisfying, deep and artistic, it was an allegory. Film was enriched by comical passages through the character of Jacob's father played by wonderful Marián Labuda(his son made cameo in this pic as the barman as well). Presenting each chapter in historical slovak vernacular felt like typical works of Hviezdoslav or Kukucin from slovak realism in literature, and I found it kind. Mirror-rotated writings were so creative too. Caterpillar reflection was amazing. I didn't completely get the end, with the levitation stuff, felt magical though. But I am gonna probably rewatch it some time later for sure and have some conversation about it with my dad at the same time.
I didn't save on words in this review, but I needed this so bad to feel comfortable inside, if you know what I mean.
I am not affraid to put this movie into comparison to some slovak classics like "The shop on main street" or "Perinbaba", because this film is important as it speaks its own context based on own period of time in Slovakia. This should be refered to as our(the Slovaks) cinematographic legacy.
Dakujem za krasny film.
