Fresh
Svankmajer has created a bizarre cinematic treat that pokes fun at obsessive consumer culture.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
Little Otik
From the creator of "Alice" and "Faust" comes a most unusual baby…
2001 · 2h 12m · TV-14
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Jan Švankmajer
Overview
When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.
Director and cast
- Jan Švankmajer Director
- Veronika Žilková as Bozena
- Jan Hartl as Karel
- Jaroslava Kretschmerová as Alzbetka´s Mother
- Pavel Nový as Alzbetka´s Father
- Kristina Adamcová as Alzbetka
- Dagmar Stríbrná as Pani spravcova (mrs. caretaker)
- Zdeněk Kozák Cast
- Gustav Vondráček Cast
- Arnošt Goldflam Cast
- Jitka Smutná Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's no surprise that Jan Svankmajer's Little Otik is dark, strange stuff.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
The cumulative impact of Little Otik is engrossing and provocative, and Svankmajer draws splendid ensemble performances across the board.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Svankmajer sends us home haunted.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
Its dark whimsy doesn't hold up for the duration of Svankmajer's film version, which, at more than two hours, seriously wears out its welcome.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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