Happy End (1967)
- Directed by
- Oldřich Lipský
- Genre
- comedy film, experimental film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 56 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man tells his life story in reverse order, starting from his death and ending with his birth. The film plays with time and perspective in a darkly comic way.
absurdplayfuldarkly comicexperimentaloffbeatwhimsicaltrickydisorienting
What happens
Happy End is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave absurdist dark comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Theodor Pištěk designed the costumes for the film. The film is told backwards, beginning with the protagonist's death (which he describes as his birth) and ending with his birth (described as his death). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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