Birds, Orphans And Fools

"Birds, Orphans And Fools" (Vtackovia, Siroty A Blazni) (1969) (Juraj Jakubisko) "Made in the shadow of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, this classic of the Czech New Wave was suppressed for more than twenty years until its release in 1990. A wild, avant-garde work, Birds depicts a world devastated by war as it focuses on two crazy pals living in a deserted church who take in a female Jewish waif. The three try to recreate a sense of family and home, each devoted to playing the fool as a measure of distance from the horrors they have absorbed and from the madness of the world around them." <--That's one academic way to state it; but simply put this film is one amazing cinematic experience that just might change you language of film. Mind-bogglingly wild, mad and seemingly nonchalant, but infinitely dexterously detailed and choreographed production design, apocalyptic and abstract sets, intangible visual non-sequitors and utterly sublime carefree madness on all levels of the cinematic form! Highly Recommended! ++Also includes the 13min Jakubisko short "Bubeník Cerveného Kríza) (1977) as well as clips from other amazing Jakubisko films. 1969 / 78mins. / Original Aspect

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