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Little Otik

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The equation has never been more accurate than in the brilliant Czech surrealist's newest film, "Little Otik," based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby. It quickly grows into an all-devouring monster that eats the cat and then the postman. Locked in the basement, Otik becomes a favorite of Alzbetka, a creepily precocious little girl, who is otherwise engaged in reading books on sexual dysfunction and warding off an octogenarian pedophile.
Little Otik

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Critics Consensus

Though rather overlong, Little Otik is a whimsical, bizarre treat.

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Daniel Fienberg Zap2it.com 09/28/2005
4/5
A fairy tale for adults, Otik is demented and heartwarming in that particular and unique Svankmajer fashion. Go to Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News 03/28/2002
B-
Svankmajer has created a bizarre cinematic treat that pokes fun at obsessive consumer culture. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 03/17/2002
3.5/5
A sublime, blacker-than-night comic meditation on the insistent demands of a youngster's love and the complete loss of control inherent in starting a family. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 08/12/2011
A
[VIDEO] "Little Otik is in a class all by itself. Jan Svankmajer is a mad genius of cinema." Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
3/5
Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly 09/09/2005
2/5
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Jan Svankmajer

Director

Veronika Zilková

Bozena

Jan Hartl

Karel

Kristina Adamcova

Alzbetka

Jaroslava Kretschmerova

Alzbetka´s Mother

Pavel Novy

Alzbetka´s Father

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Little Otik

Little Otik (2000) Little Otik being fed. Otik's neighbor Alzbetka (Kristina Adamcova). Social worker Bulankova (Jitka Smutna) is attacked. Jan Svankmajer directing. Bozena Horakova (Veronika Zilkova) cuts Little Otik's fingernails. Little Otik (2000) View more photos

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Synopsis The equation has never been more accurate than in the brilliant Czech surrealist's newest film, "Little Otik," based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby. It quickly grows into an all-devouring monster that eats the cat and then the postman. Locked in the basement, Otik becomes a favorite of Alzbetka, a creepily precocious little girl, who is otherwise engaged in reading books on sexual dysfunction and warding off an octogenarian pedophile.
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Producer
Keith Griffiths, Jaromír Kallista, Jan Svankmajer
Screenwriter
Jan Svankmajer, Jan Svankmajer
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Production Co
Illumination Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 21, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$116.7K
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)