Kytice is a good film; it may suffer from being too literal about interpreting the source material - Karel Jaromír Erben's "Kytice z pověstí národních" ("A bouquet of folk stories"). I even felt some "kindred spirit" with Parajanov's "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", especially when fantasy elements were represented not by expensive VFX work, but grotesque, almost surreal scenes.
The film has its atmosphere. The stories worked together as a coherent work. The music was marvelous, and the acting (except for the prince in "Zlatý kolovrat", the weakest performance if you ask me) was good too. It might be a bit more cinematographic - but I'd rather not give the director advice post-factum.
What matters is - Kytice is a good film. Not one of those with life- changing ideas. Not one of those that make you marvel at its scale (1927 "Metropolis" comes to mind). It's just a beautiful and sensual experience, an insight into Czech culture and folk stories, but also the author's unique view.
The film has its atmosphere. The stories worked together as a coherent work. The music was marvelous, and the acting (except for the prince in "Zlatý kolovrat", the weakest performance if you ask me) was good too. It might be a bit more cinematographic - but I'd rather not give the director advice post-factum.
What matters is - Kytice is a good film. Not one of those with life- changing ideas. Not one of those that make you marvel at its scale (1927 "Metropolis" comes to mind). It's just a beautiful and sensual experience, an insight into Czech culture and folk stories, but also the author's unique view.