Valley of the Bees

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Raphael G @raphagimenes 12/09/2020 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. See more 01/03/2013 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. See more 07/30/2012 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. See more 08/11/2011 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 See more 08/03/2011 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. See more 02/20/2011 a it heavy going and slow but enjoyable all the same See more Read all reviews

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