Greedy Guts
(2000)
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Greedy Guts
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Veronika Zilková | ... |
Bozena
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Jan Hartl | ... |
Karel
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Jaroslava Kretschmerová | ... |
Alzbetka's Mother
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Pavel Nový | ... |
Alzbetka's Father
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Kristina Adamcová | ... |
Alzbetka
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Dagmar Stríbrná | ... |
Pani spravcova (mrs. caretaker)
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Zdenek Kozák | ... |
Mr. Zlabek
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Gustav Vondracek | ... |
Mladek, the postman
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Arnost Goldflam | ... |
Gynaecologist
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Jitka Smutná | ... |
Bulankova, the social worker
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Jirí Lábus | ... |
Policeman at station
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Radek Holub | ... |
Young postman
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Jan Jirán | ... |
Karel's co-worker
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Zdenek Palusga | ... |
Uniformed policeman
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Frantisek Polata | ... |
Plainclothes policeman
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When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a stump in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real. When the root takes life they seem to have gained a child; but its appetite is much greater than that of a normal child. Written by bob the moo
I had the good fortune to see this at a special showing in Washington introduced by the director. I just wanted to say that I found it fascinating, very funny, and pretty unnerving at moments. Friends of mine had recommended Svankmajer's animated works, which I have yet to see and hopefully will be able to track down and watch.
I love the visual effects-- they don't have the polished look of digitized Hollywood extravaganzas, but they have a curious, unruly life to them which I found infinitely more interesting. This is a sharp, funny, likeable yet disturbing folktale on film, and I strongly recommend those with a taste for the unusual seeking it out.