Samenvattingen(1)
This documentary essay is an ironically aggressive report about the decline of "folklore" as an official "cultural-political" phenomenon. The author uses non-traditional film methods, including subtitles as commentary, song, declamations made to the camera, played etudes, and combining news reports with fiction. The censors of that particular era did not allow the film to be distributed. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)
(meer)Recensie (1)
It's definitely an interesting documentary that presents somewhat controversial ideas at times, complemented by an incredibly fascinating visual style where Karel Vachek plays with both image and sound, challenging what we actually see and what we are meant to see. I don't want to claim that it's a direct indictment of futile efforts, but it's definitely a film that gives you a sense that something is wrong. It's up to you to reflect on whether the problem lies in how hard people try, even though they know it will end, or in the fact that we allow something like this to come to an end. The Saudek brothers add the right surreal touch, which is inherent in the boundary between documentary and feature film.
()