Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969)
- Original title
- Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni
- Directed by
- Juraj Jakubisko
- Genre
- drama film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, France
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 36 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
Three young people who lost their families to political violence band together. They choose to cope by embracing a playful, foolish outlook as they navigate a harsh and unpredictable world.
melancholicabsurdistchildlikebleakdefiantly joyfulwhimsicalsurrealtragicomic
What happens
Birds, Orphans and Fools (Slovak: Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni) is a 1969 Czechoslovak fantasy film directed by Juraj Jakubisko. The film is about three people who are all orphaned by political violence. In an unspecified time and place, these three characters face a tough, violent world and survive by adopting a childlike philosophy of life and live a life of foolish, joyful denial. The film released in 1969 and was shown that year at an international film festival in Sorrento, Italy. Soon after, though, it was banned by the communist authorities until the end of the regime in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Utrpení mladého Boháčka (1969)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.