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'''''Fruit of Paradise''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Ovoce stromů rajských jíme'''}}) is a 1970 Czechoslovak [[avant-garde]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Věra Chytilová]]. It was entered into the [[1970 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2453/year/1970.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fruit of Paradise | |
'''''Fruit of Paradise''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Ovoce stromů rajských jíme'''}}) is a 1970 Czechoslovak [[avant-garde]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Věra Chytilová]]. It was entered into the [[1970 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2453/year/1970.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fruit of Paradise |access-date=11 April 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> The film is an adaptation of the [[Adam and Eve]] story. This was Chytilová's last film before she was placed on an eight-year ban by the Czechoslovak Government.<ref name=obituary>{{cite news|last1=Bergan|first1=Ronald|title=Vera Chytilová obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/14/vera-chytilova|access-date=29 November 2015|agency=Guardian Media Group|publisher=Guardian News and Media|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> |
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Fellow Czech screenwriter and costume designer [[Ester Krumbachová]] collaborated with Chytilová on the screenplay, costumes, and decor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bird|first1=Daniel|title=Can We Live with the Truth? Věra Chytilová's Ovoce stromů rajských jíme|url=http://www.ce-review.org/01/17/kinoeye17_bird.html|website=Central Europe Review| |
Fellow Czech screenwriter and costume designer [[Ester Krumbachová]] collaborated with Chytilová on the screenplay, costumes, and decor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bird|first1=Daniel|title=Can We Live with the Truth? Věra Chytilová's Ovoce stromů rajských jíme|url=http://www.ce-review.org/01/17/kinoeye17_bird.html|website=Central Europe Review|access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref> |
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| Fruit of Paradise | |
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| Directed by | Věra Chytilová |
| Written by | Věra Chytilová Ester Krumbachová |
| Produced by | Bronka Ricquier |
| Starring | Karel Novák |
| Cinematography | Jaroslav Kučera |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Fruit of Paradise (Czech: Ovoce stromů rajských jíme) is a 1970 Czechoslovak avant-garde drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film is an adaptation of the Adam and Eve story. This was Chytilová's last film before she was placed on an eight-year ban by the Czechoslovak Government.[2]
Plot
The film is a rather experimental, psychedelic, stylish, Arthouse retelling of the biblical story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into a downright surreal allegorical depiction of the complete loss of innocence.
Production
Fellow Czech screenwriter and costume designer Ester Krumbachová collaborated with Chytilová on the screenplay, costumes, and decor.[3]
Cast
- Karel Novák as Josef
- Jitka Nováková as Eva
- Jan Schmid as Robert
- Julius Albert as Starý pán (uncredited)
- Alice Auspergerová as Teta (uncredited)
- Jan Klusák as Robert (voice) (uncredited)
- Luděk Sobota as Muž s kyticí (uncredited)
- Josef Somr as Josef (voice) (uncredited)
- Jaromír Vomáčka as Strýc (uncredited)
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Fruit of Paradise". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (14 March 2014). "Vera Chytilová obituary". Guardian News and Media. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Bird, Daniel. "Can We Live with the Truth? Věra Chytilová's Ovoce stromů rajských jíme". Central Europe Review. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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