Director:
Maria ProcházkováGuión:
Maria ProcházkováCámara:
Martin ŠtěpánekMúsica:
Jan P. MuchowReparto:
Dorotka Dědková, Jitka Čvančarová, Pavel Řezníček, Marek Taclík, Jana Krausová, Martin Hofmann, Vlastimil Třešňák, Eva Leimbergerová, Marie Boková (más)Sinopsis(1)
Once upon a time there was a little girl name Terezka who loved to hear the story of Red Riding Hood and the big, bad wolf. Every evening her mother would be asked to read this fairy-tale to her, after which she would dream of walking through the grass-green woods wearing a bright red scarf on her head. And so Terezka lived happily with her parents and enjoyed going to kindergarten with her friend, Šimon ... But, as is so often with fairy-tales, in real life things sometimes turn out to be not at all as we expect. Dad's always saying that Mum comes from Venus. She probably really is an alien that draws her energy from the sun, because she's behaving very strangely these days: she keeps on forgetting school trips; she rows with Dad and is always making music with that stupid Patrik. The only thing that Terezka knows for sure is that things are definitely going awry. But every time she asks the grown-ups she only seems to get answers she can't understand. Her friend is probably the only one who can help her in this confusing situation, but before Terezka and Šimon can conduct further investigations, Mum and Patrik are called back to their planet. But Terezka refuses to board an aircraft with two aliens. There certainly aren't any aliens in Red Riding Hood's wood. (Berlinale)
(más)Reseñas (4)
The problems and strife of the "adult world" seen through the eyes of a little girl. Maria Procházková has inherited good screenwriting and artistic genes, and although her story is not groundbreaking and has been told before in many variations, she has imprinted her film with a unique artistic sensibility that makes it stand out when it comes to comparisons. It also excels because of its slightly naive and playful undertone, just like the inner life of a young child with a vivid imagination. It's a shame that it was such a flop in theatres.
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What does a family crisis look like from the perspective of a preschool-age girl? Very interesting. Who's Afraid of the Wolf is on a European level technically, in the acting and the script, and shows that Czech cinema doesn't automatically have to equal the boredom we usually see.
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In essence, it has a very simple plot with a message that seems to have come out of bachelor stories; however, the execution is skillful and inventive. Maria Procházková can work with human emotions and use a childishly naive view of the world of adults. The performances of the children are believable and charming, and one does not get the feeling of any simplistic emotional manipulation. Otherwise, as for the cast, I have had a long-standing issue with Jitka Čvančarová as an actress - she is a type of telenovela actress with the appearance of a professional mistress. I don't believe in her as a caring mother, and I don't believe in her attempt at character acting either. Overall impression: 70%. A nice small Czech film, which probably wouldn't succeed in the world. It lacks a more developed script, dialogues, and a lot more.
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Maria Procházková has quite imperceptibly become the most original contemporary Czech directors. Who's Afraid of the Wolf is excellent. The unusually great pre-schoolers Dorotka Dědková and Matouš Kratina should be cast more often in films a TV series. Unbelievably, Jitka Čvančarová and Pavel Řezníček are also good actors. We simply have to appreciate and give great ratings to such a film and open our eyes and be happy that Czech cinema is still alive and well.
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