- Studio: Zeitgeist Films
- Release Date: Dec 19, 2001
- Starring: Jan Hartl, Veronika Zilková
- Summary: This film is based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby.
- Director: Jan Svankmajer
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Animation
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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90Magnificently twisted black comedy.
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90A handmade dream, cobbled together from dirt, wood and more imagination than most of us can muster in our most fevered states. Because this Czech master refuses to work in the scrubbed, antiseptic manner of most animators, this fable comes to life as hilarious and creepy.
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60The film does drag, particularly toward the end as the conclusion becomes increasingly obvious and too slow to arrive. For the most part, though, getting there is a wild and fascinating ride.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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