Comedy ·Fantasy ·Horror ·Animation · Czech Republic · 2001 · 2h 12m

Little Otik

Otesánek

Little Otik poster
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Cast
Veronika Žilková as Bozena Jan Hartl as Karel Jaroslava Kretschmerová as Mrs. Stadler Pavel Nový as Frantisek Stadler Kristina Adamcová as Alzbetka Dagmar Stríbrná as Mrs. Administrator
Crew
Juraj Galvánek — Director of Photography Marie Zemanová — Editor Jan Švankmajer — Screenplay Jan Švankmajer — Story Karel Jaromír Erben — Story Keith Griffiths — Producer
Tagline

From the creator of "Alice" and "Faust" comes a most unusual baby…

Synopsis

When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.

Trailer Little Otik — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
babybased on fairy tale
Key Collaborators
Jan Švankmajer Director Juraj Galvánek Director of Photography Marie Zemanová Editor Jan Švankmajer Screenplay Jan Švankmajer Story Karel Jaromír Erben Story Keith Griffiths Producer Jan Švankmajer Producer Jaromír Kallista Producer Jan Švankmajer Costume Design Eva Švankmajerová Costume Design
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