Kytice (2000)

Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales - glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light - make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. The original piece of literature, written ... See full summary »

Director:

F.A. Brabec

Writers:

Karel Jaromír Erben (book), Milos Macourek (screenplay),

Stars:

Martina Bezousková, Sylvie Kraslová, Sára Vorísková

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martina Bezousková	...	Matka (segment "Kytice")
Sylvie Kraslová	...	Deti (segment "Kytice")
Sára Vorísková	...	Deti (segment "Kytice")
Anna Bezousková	...	Deti (segment "Kytice")
Dan Bárta	...	Vodnik (segment "Vodnik")
Linda Rybová	...	Divka (segment "Vodnik")
Jana Svandová	...	Matka (segment "Vodnik")
Vojtech Sahula	...	Maly vodnicek (segment "Vodnik")
Nada Safratova	...	Vodni bytost (segment "Vodnik") (as Nada Safratová)
Karel Roden	...	Dead Man - Soldier (segment "Svatebni kosile")
Klára Sedlácková	...	Divka (segment "Svatebni kosile")
Jirí Schmitzer	...	Umrlec (segment "Svatebni kosile")
Bolek Polívka	...	Polednice (segment "Polednice") (as Boleslav Polívka)
Zuzana Bydzovská	...	Matka (segment "Polednice")
Anna Geislerová	...	Dornicka / Hata (segment "Zlatny kolovrat")

Storyline

Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales - glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light - make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. The original piece of literature, written by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1853, contained twelve tales.

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Plot Keywords:

folklore | woman played by man | death | magic | prayer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Czech TV [cz] (Czech)

Country:

Czech Republic

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

7 December 2000 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

Wild Flowers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ceská Televize, J&J Jakubisko Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Osud"
Written by Jan Jirásek
Performed by Lucie Bílá

User Reviews

The Bouquet

Beautiful compendium of seven Czech tales: in "Kytice" (Wild Flowers/Garland/The Bouquet), three little girls miss their dead mother and make her come back in a very special way; in "Vodnik" (Waterman), a young woman disobeys her mother and falls into a lake, where she is seduced by an amphibious man to whom she bears a child; in "Svatební košile" (Wedding Shirts), a woman begs to the virgin Mary for her soldier husband's return and he does come back as a ghost; in "Polednice" (Noon Witch), a housewife, worried by the crying of her baby, invokes the presence of the terrible witch Coca; in "Zlatý kolovrat" (The Gold Spinning-Wheel), an innocent and beautiful peasant girl who is asked in marriage by a king, is murdered by her ambitious mother and twin sister, to take her place in court; in "Dcerina kletba" (Curse of the Daughter), a young woman is punished for abortion; and in "Štedrý den" (Christmas Day), two girls go out into the dark, frosty forest to solve an enigma, without realizing Death is after a dear one, completing the circle of stories, based in ballads written by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1853. All the tales belong to the mythic and poetic spirit of Romanticism, with elements of fantasy, folklore, fairy tales, eroticism, death and predestination. A highly rewarding cinematic experience.