Little Otik

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Little Otik

2001

2h 5m

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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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.

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.

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Gary Dowell

Dallas Morning News

03/28/2002

B-

Svankmajer has created a bizarre cinematic treat that pokes fun at obsessive consumer culture.

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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.

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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."

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3/5

Thomas Delapa

Boulder Weekly

09/09/2005

2/5

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Matthew F

Nov 3

I saw this movie after watching the grifter, and watching it, it was alright. It's like Shrek as in it's a fairytale for adults, but it's also really weird, yet strangely charming. Give it a watch will ya?

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Ricardo d

09/27/2024

É um terrir, mas com boas atuações. O roteiro peca um pouco, especialmente no fim, e a edição poderia ser melhorada evitando um filme de 2h. O stop motion é uma ótima sacada.

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g j

05/31/2024

An overbloated run-time dilutes a simple but arresting premise told through eerie and unsettling stop motion. There just isn't quite enough content here to stretch it out so long. I was waiting for it to end from near the halfway mark. 6.7 stars.

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11/13/2021

Well that was weird.

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10/22/2020

This was a wonderful movie, but very disturbing. I couldn't give it higher becuase none of the characters in the movie have any morals. I would highly recommend to give this watch.

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07/29/2020

It's unusual and unsettling!

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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)