PRAGUE — In a surprise upset, dark horse “Otesanek,” the adult fairy tale of a wooden child that eats its parents, won best film at the Czech Lions on Saturday. Helmer Jan Svankmajer picked up the ...
(indieWIRE/01.30.01) — Again turning to an old folk tale for his twisted inspiration, the perennially intriguing Czech avant-garde artist Jan Svankmajer buries the boundaries between reality and story ...