Valley of the Bees

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raphael g Perhaps i expected too much after seeing his masterpiece, Marketa Lazarova, or perhaps I just couldn't concentrate enough. It was good... just... yeah, it didn't do it for me. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andrey k The subject matter of the movie is quite solemn and grave as were the times which are depicted. The problems of faith, disbelief, temptations are colorfully, or rather in an outstanding black-and-white cinematography, raised and portrayed; the film has a peculiar quality of being like a dream, a slow motion, which gives the movie its contemplating brilliance Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A captivating and truly radiant film. Valley Of The Bees paints a torrid picture of faux religious dedication v free will. Comes with one helluva stupefying final act that is both painful and sobering. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I've never heard of this film before it was recommended to me and I must say one of the greatest joys in life is discovering little-known cinematic gems and this is one of them. When a high-born man almost kills his son for disrupting his wedding to a much, much younger girl, he sends him to a religious order of knights. The boy grows up and escapes years later. What follows is a very gripping morality tale of the eternal battle of the spirit and the flesh with lots of wonderful layers and textures on it. It's sort of like "Andrei Rublev" with a dose of "Seventh Seal" in it but not exactly. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Vlácil was the Czech New Wave's thunderbolt. He was a most astounding poet that masterfully orchestrated visuals with any deep topic that could naturally arise in his films in the same way emotions in people blossom given any circumstance. Redemption and religiosity are still his propelling motors but the catharsis guaranteed to the patient viewer are shocking just as they are up-to-date. 99/100 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A pretty stunning followup to "Marketa Lazarova" by Frantisek Vlacil, a movie that really haunts much deeper long after watching the movie. A movie inspired by Oedipus Rex, mixed with religion, or anti-religion depending on how you look at it, and questioning surroundings to find out what is truly right or wrong. Even if it comes down to vengeful acts. Czech cinema at its finest was in the 60s, and sadly it just didn't push as forward as the forerunners like Vlacil had. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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