Here is a movie which puts bleakness, despair, hopelessness, and the lives of those under abject poverty in a central European dystopia into focus. Honestly, I've seen Smiths' videos which were infinitely more cheery than this homage to hopelessness. The characters in this movie live in such squalor and misery one wonders whether they'd be able to even locate a blade sharp enough to do anything remotely lethal with their wrists, when their last scrap of hope is eaten by some mangy stray. It's a struggle just to preserve their very sanity from day to humdrum day, let alone maintain themselves in anything akin to comfort.
Yes, for sure, this is not a movie to cheer you up when your chips are down. The director has even said that the characters of this movie are said to include street dogs, repetitive mechanical noises, and the rain!
But all that being said, it is a movie with a most definitely crafted, albeit sombre, artistry. Acting is impeccable from all concerned (hmmm... even the stray dogs act brilliantly!). And the direction and camera work will enthuse many aficionados. The screenplay is bizarre at times yet perfectly matches the long laboured bleak settings of every single scene bar none. OK. OK... Don't let all this put you off. The movie is the very antithesis of Hollywood schmaltz and glamour. That is to say, you couldn't find a movie more far removed from any tinsel town tale. And for that alone I give it a 7/10. But it is a movie to appreciate, rather than like. And I don't just mean appreciate the work which has gone into crafting it; for it is also definitely worth watching, if only to appreciate what you have in life. But don't dare to try watching Karhozat when you're feeling the blues... oh No, sir. Oh no indeed.
Yes, for sure, this is not a movie to cheer you up when your chips are down. The director has even said that the characters of this movie are said to include street dogs, repetitive mechanical noises, and the rain!
But all that being said, it is a movie with a most definitely crafted, albeit sombre, artistry. Acting is impeccable from all concerned (hmmm... even the stray dogs act brilliantly!). And the direction and camera work will enthuse many aficionados. The screenplay is bizarre at times yet perfectly matches the long laboured bleak settings of every single scene bar none. OK. OK... Don't let all this put you off. The movie is the very antithesis of Hollywood schmaltz and glamour. That is to say, you couldn't find a movie more far removed from any tinsel town tale. And for that alone I give it a 7/10. But it is a movie to appreciate, rather than like. And I don't just mean appreciate the work which has gone into crafting it; for it is also definitely worth watching, if only to appreciate what you have in life. But don't dare to try watching Karhozat when you're feeling the blues... oh No, sir. Oh no indeed.