Little Otik (2001)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 42 Fresh: 35 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus:
Though rather overlong, Little Otik is a whimsical, bizarre treat.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 19, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Jan Svankmajer's fourth feature is the story of a thirtysomething couple who, despite their infertility, yearn to have a baby. When Karel (Jan Hartl), the husband, digs up a stump that resembles a newborn, he varnishes it and presents it to his wife, Bozena (Veronika Zilkova), hoping to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Veronika Zilkova, Jan Hartl, Kristina Adamcova, Jaroslava Kretschmerova, Pavel Novy
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06/24/06
A fairy tale for adults, Otik is demented and heartwarming in that particular and unique Svankmajer fashion.
09/28/05
There is an inherent humor to the premise, though there is a concrete desperation at the heart of Little Otik.
04/10/03
Like many Disney films, Little Otik is based on a classic European folktale, but while Disney cleans these stories up into candy-coloured moral fables ready to be adapted into breakfast cereals and ice shows, Svankmajer eagerly plunges into their d
01/19/03
Unfortunately, at more than two hours, all of this is a bit too much.
05/17/02
While there's not quite enough in the story to justify the film's length, Little Otik is a very funny satire on family ties, apartment living and conspicuous consumption.
04/24/02
a disquiet amalgam of Little Shop of Horrors, Dead Alive, and Raising Arizona, with a splash of the Brothers Quay to push it right over the edge.
04/07/02
Svankmajer has created a bizarre cinematic treat that pokes fun at obsessive consumer culture.
03/28/02
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A sublime, blacker-than-night comic meditation on the insistent demands of a youngster's love and the complete loss of control inherent in starting a family.
03/17/02
An enjoyably absurd bit of Grand Guignol, that often underlines the obvious.
03/05/02
It's no surprise that Jan Svankmajer's Little Otik is dark, strange stuff.
02/28/02
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