Based on the acclaimed Jerzy Kosinskinovel, The Painted Birdis ameticulous 35mm Black &White evocation of wild, primitive Eastern Europe at the bloody close of WWII.The film follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and the Boy is on his own. As he struggles for survival, he suffers extraordinary brutality meted out by ignorant, superstitious peasants and witnesses terrifying violence of the efficient, ruthless soldiers - both Russian and German.
Cast: Denisa Pfauserova, Irena Machova, Petr Kotlar, Stellan Skarsgård
Crew: Vaclav Marhoul (Director), Vladimír Smutny (Director of Photography)
Rating: 18 (United Kingdom)
Release Dates: 12 Sep 2019 (Czech Republic), 19 Sep 2019 (Slovakia)
Did you know? This film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Czech
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
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No
Trivia:
This film is an adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński's 1965 novel The Painted Bird.
Writer Jerzy Kosinski had become famous in Manhattan literary circles in the 1960s for his astonishing tales about the brutalities he had allegedly suffered during the Second World War. Abandoned by his parents at the age of six, he claimed he had roamed the countryside alone, witnessing rape, murder, and incest, constantly fearing for his life. Kosinski turned those stories into his first novel, "The Painted Bird" (1965), which, for a time, was considered a major work of Holocaust literature. Kosinski's autobiographic claims were later debunked when it was revealed that he and his parents had all been sheltered by religious Polish people who had never handed him over to the Nazis.
This film's title comes from a story in the book on which its based. A bird-catcher catches a bird then paints it multiple colors. Upon returning to flight, he's an outcast to the other birds.
This film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
This film was selected to play in competition at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Shocked by its brutal scenes, this film led to walkouts from audiences at the Venice, Toronto and London film festivals.
Writer Jerzy Kosinski had become famous in Manhattan literary circles in the 1960s for his astonishing tales about the brutalities he had allegedly suffered during the Second World War. Abandoned by his parents at the age of six, he claimed he had roamed the countryside alone, witnessing rape, murder, and incest, constantly fearing for his life. Kosinski turned those stories into his first novel, "The Painted Bird" (1965), which, for a time, was considered a major work of Holocaust literature. Kosinski's autobiographic claims were later debunked when it was revealed that he and his parents had all been sheltered by religious Polish people who had never handed him over to the Nazis.
This film's title comes from a story in the book on which its based. A bird-catcher catches a bird then paints it multiple colors. Upon returning to flight, he's an outcast to the other birds.
This film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
This film was selected to play in competition at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Shocked by its brutal scenes, this film led to walkouts from audiences at the Venice, Toronto and London film festivals.
