Vtáckovia, siroty a blázni (1969) YTS

Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

The Birds: The bearers of divine signals. The

-The Birds: The bearers of divine signals. The carriers of dead souls. The ones flying above all earthly turmoil! -The Orphans: The ones left alone because of an unsurmountable aftermath, whose parents were killed by the Fools, while aimlessly trying to construct an incoherent life meaning! -The Fools: The assassins of the parents of The Orphans. The Fools are... well, EVERYBODY! To those interested in the improvisatory, experimental and kaleidoscopic free-flowing spirit of the masterful Daisies (1966), Juraj Jakubisko assembles a chaotic opera of aftermath political turmoil and anarchich disorder, like taking Godard's hyperactively Socialist characters to an exaggerated surreal extreme, adding Makavejev's nationalist criticisms, Pasolini-esque approaches to sexuality, and why the hell not, even a tragic Shakesperian undertone!! The result is an assaulting amalgamation of imagery and streams of consciousness, with an invasive wide-lens camera management, nightmarish settings, a claustrophobic representation of the psychology, with the feasts, the "foolishness", the ridicule, the animals, the ruins, the war aftermath and the dissorganized chaos of Kusturica's Underground (1995). In a shocking amount of levels, however, this Czech New Wave delivery is Kusturica's predecessor, while borrowing inspiration from some other very challenging celluloid sources to establish its ideas. For the sake of everybody reading this, I'll stop this review here, only stating that this entered very easily into my 250 favorite films of all time. 99/100

Reviewed by eric b 7 / 10

Birds, Orphans and Fools" is an unusual Czech

"Birds, Orphans and Fools" is an unusual Czech fantasy-of-sorts from 1969, directed by the same man responsible for "The Deserter and the Nomads." "Birds" starts off rather messy and chaotic, and takes awhile to find a story. I was relieved, because the first half is a bit aimless. Three college-age naifs ("orphans and fools") cavort like children around post-war ruins in an environment that's pure anarchy. Few other characters even come into play, beyond tame birds flitting everywhere, one strange old man and a mysterious pack of children dressed like clowns (they may exist outside the story's fiction). The central trio includes a cute, short-haired girl and two rather shabby dudes, and much of the action involves the two jockeying to win her sexual favors. Except it's not much of a struggle, because she's a free spirit (often casually topless) who's open to everything and everyone. The action eventually takes a dark turn, which is foreshadowed from the beginning with some flip but portentous narration. The film turns better and better as it proceeds, though you may need to be Czech for its symbolism and political undercurrents to fully resonate. Over in about 81 minutes. Warning: contains some mild animal cruelty.

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Post-war rubble. Three youthful spirits trying to be

Post-war rubble. Three youthful spirits trying to be like birds, to fly away, but instead being grounded and confined to metaphorical and literal cages. One sets her sights lofty, and the other considers, regarding her child: "Here he can fall and kill himself." During the tragedy of the finale we see rockets falling from the sky and crashing into the ground. All of the characters eventually are stripped of their wings, and fall. Often funny, considerably emotional, and well done. Excellent usage of music as well.

Vtáckovia, siroty a blázni

1969 [SLOVAK]

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / War

Vtáckovia, siroty a blázni

1969 [SLOVAK]

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / War

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