Veronika Zilková,
Jan Hartl,
Jaroslava Kretschmerova,
Pavel Nový,
Kristina Adamcova
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Acclaimed animator Jan Svankmajer combines cartoon and live-action imagery to bring to life a bizarre story based on an old Czech folk tale. Karel (Jan Hartl) and Bozena (Veronika Zilkova) are a marri... read more
DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003
Stats: 422 reviews
Little Shop of Horrors, with a Czech twist. An off-beat (to say the least) rendering of a fanciful fairy tale. Consider this a rave review for a ravenous root. :)
Like merging Lynch's The Grandmother & Eraserhead and making it more straightforward but also more twisted at the same time
Little Otik is one strange film, conceived and executed with some really fun stop-motion effects. The strongest section of the film has a psychological intensity that builds horrifically.
Jan Svankmajer's Little Otik, like Eraserhead, is one of those indescribable films that... read more
Dark Czech fairy tale about a couple who long for a child so much that they go crazy and produce a monster. It would be a disturbing horror movie if not for the comical stop-motion animation. Not very engrossing.
Based on a Scandanavian children's story, but more Roald Dahl than Dr. Seuss. Kinda comedic, but in a twisted way. A strange story about a log of wood that the infertile "parents" treat as a real child. It eventually comes alive and eats all the neighbors, getting larger with eac... read more
A fantastically original and twisted film. A husband gives his wife a stump to care for as a joke, but it soon comes alive and starts eating people. Surreal but enjoyable. This small horror/comedy is a rare treat.
[font=Century Gothic]In "Little Otik," Bozena(Veronika Zilkova) and Karel(Jan Hartl) are an infertile couple who desperately want a child of their own.(Maybe they could adopt one?) To console his wife, Karel carves a doll out of a tree trunk near their cottage which Bozena start... read more
Could have been a fantastic, innovative film if not for a "protagonist" so despicable and revolting that I spent half the film wishing for the nosy, disrespectful, spoiled little brat's demise (the little girl.)
I am sure there is an audience out there for this type of film, but I just wasn't it. Didn't care for it, plus I felt it was really long.
It's no surprise that Jan Svankmajer's Little Otik is dark, strange stuff.
The cumulative impact of Little Otik is engrossing and provocative, and Svankmajer draws splendid ensemble performances across the board. Full Review
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.
127 minutes is a lot of time for a simple movie with one satirical point to make and one animated character to show. Full Review
Subversively funny, it's a welcome alternative to the big-budget movies flooding into theaters at this time of year.
A handmade dream, cobbled together from dirt, wood and more imagination than most of us can muster in our most fevered states. Full Review
May be overlong, but the excessive length contributes to its realness -- its uncanny ambition to bring objects to life. Full Review
[VIDEO] "Little Otik is in a class all by itself. Jan Svankmajer is a mad genius of cinema." Full Review
Little Otik is in a class all by itself. Jan Svankmajer is a mad genius of cinema.
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