directed by Otakáro Schmidt, absurd comedy, 100 min, eng subtitles
written by Otakáro Schmidt
with Boleslav Polívka, Zuzana Stivínová, Veronika Žilková, Martin Dejdar
Marčélo, an aging magician-entertainer, and his beautiful wife-assistant - a couple in permanent battle - dream of performing in Italy while stuck in a small provincial town. A long array of strange characters hang around the town's confectionery shop and there unfolds a quasi-story about... what exactly?
Eliska is certainly one of the craziest, surreal, hyper-colourful and utterly psychedelic films in Central European cinema, a rare treat with icky cakes, hallucinogenic amanitas, weirdos and omnipresent erotic tension. Otakáro Schmidt's magical production is a sensual geyser of colourful images, captivating music, and unorthodox humour. The rigorous overstyling with its Felliniesque touches and dramaturgic freedom bring out the comic side of a long list of Czech stars cast in non-traditional roles.
Awards:
Czech Lions 2000 (Best Sound)