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- 2001
- TV-14
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 12 m
- 2001
- TV-14
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 12 m
Summary This film is based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby.
Directed By: Jan Svankmajer
Written By: Karel Jaromír Erben, Jan Svankmajer
- 2001
- TV-14
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 12 m
- 2001
- TV-14
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 12 m
Little Otik
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6.8
Summary This film is based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby.
Directed By: Jan Svankmajer
Written By: Karel Jaromír Erben, Jan Svankmajer
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
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23% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
74
77% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
23% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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A 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.
Rife with dark humor, Little Otik presents a cautionary variation of the creation myth, and a warning that tampering with the natural order of things may not be such a wise idea.
Wickedly funny, deeply disturbing, live-action retelling of an old Czech folktale.
In the realm of B-movies about messing with nature, it's as enjoyable as "Frankenstein Unbound," and unlike, say, "A.I." it's intentionally creepy. It's also occasionally masterful.
At 80 minutes, this might have been a delight. At more than two hours, it's so much of a good thing that it starts to become a bad thing.
The 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.
An unsettling piece of filmmaking whose grimly vivid images are guaranteed to give impressionable viewers nightmares.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.8
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.8
69% Positive
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0% Mixed
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31% Negative
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Awards
Czech Lions
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Pilsen Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Czech Critics Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
