O necem jiném (1963)

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   Siskoid

   I'm kind of happy that TCM on occasion shows a film from the Czech New Wave, because it produced some very interesting film making. Case in point, Věra Chytilová's aptly named Something Different. Not content with simply juxtaposing two different stories in one film, one of these is unscripted and rather belongs in the documentary category. Both are women's stories and are edited so they speak to each other, either in terms of story and feeling, and/or filmically, where you expect the next shot to be one thing then realize you've crossed over again. On the one hand, a married woman struggling with the boredom of domesticity; on the other, an (actual) Olympic gymnast closer to the end of her career than its start and struggling with the fear of failure and injury. They have much in common - grueling routines, a lack of positive encouragement, and a life they want to quit, yet can't, in the final analysis, bear to give up. It's not a one-for-one allegory however, and the married woman will try to escape in a way the gymnast is unable to. One of these women will seemingly succeed and the other will seemingly fail, and you can flip that depending on your idea of success. And of course, one is real, and the other is a nevertheless well-observed fiction. This was Chytilová's first feature?! Can't wait to see her other work (Daisies in particular). 4 years 2 months ago
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   fragilelabyrinth

   The footage of the gymnastics practice and competition is stunning. And really interesting to see how much the sport has changed since then. 6 years 9 months ago
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   vawasi

   I was really impressed by the way how some parts were filmed 11 years 1 month ago

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