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An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World (1997)

An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World (1997)

Fantasy Mystery
Release Date: 1997, February 13
Directors: Juraj Jakubisko
Countries: Czech Republic
Production: J&J Jakubisko Film, J&J Jakubisko Film, Česká televize, Česká televize
Cast: Jiřina Třebická, Jiří Krytinář, Klára Issová, Peter Simon, Lucie Vondráčková, Milan Bahul, Vladimír Javorský, Pavel Landovský, Matěj Hádek, Valérie Zawadská, Alexej Pyško, Mahulena Bočanová

Overview:

Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a couple's tragic star-crossed love, it also serves as a metaphor for the tragedy of lost traditions. After opening in the snowy wilds as two people spectacularly die, the story jumps back 20 years as young Verona prepares to marry. Unfortunately, voracious wolves descend upon the ceremony and all but Verona and her courageous 10-year-old brother-in-law Goran, who saves her, perish. That day, Verona gives birth to Veronika and promptly betroths her daughter to the heroic Goran. A decade passes and on Veronika's 10th birthday, her engagement to Goran is formally announced at a big party. Festivities halt when a troupe of female circus performers and their sly employer Madina show up. Veronika soon finds herself more interested in Madina's young son Michal than she is in the adult Goran. Meanwhile, the worldly Madina attempts to adjust to life in an old-fashioned village.

Keywords:

snow apocalypse surrealism wedding circus giant folklore nostradamus