Fruit of Paradise (1970)
- Original title
- Ovoce stromů rajských jíme
- Directed by
- Věra Chytilová
- Genre
- drama film, parable
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 49 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
This is a Czechoslovak film that adapts the biblical story of Adam and Eve. It follows a couple in a garden as they encounter temptation and a mysterious stranger.
avant-gardesurrealdreamlikevisually lushallegoricalslow-burnunsettlingcerebral
What happens
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. 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. Fellow Czech screenwriter and costume designer Ester Krumbachová collaborated with Chytilová on the screenplay, costumes, and decor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Pevnost (1994)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.