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Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Wild Flowers (2000)
A visual feast based the poems of Karel J. Erben, centered on three horror poems: The Water Goblin, Wedding Shirt, and The Golden Spinning Wheel. It is complemented by the poems Wild Flowers, The Noon Witch, The Daughter's Curse, and Christmas Eve. Several elements bind the work: each part starts with a view of the Czech countryside with motifs of various ceremonies (e.g. May pole, wedding, funeral) and ends with the snuffing of one of 7 candles.
| Country | Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000 |
| Duration | 81 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | František A. Brabec |
| Screenplay | František A. Brabec, Miloš Macourek, Deana Jakubisková |
| Director of Photography | František A. Brabec |
| Music | Anton Popovič, Jan Jirásek |
| Edited by | Boris Machytka |
| Contact | Česká televize |
Biography
Czech cameraman and director, FAMU graduate. He was behind the camera on the making of many successful Czech films. His directorial debut was King Ubu (Král Ubu, 1996). Other films include Wild Flowers (Kytice, 2000), May (Máj, 2008), Carmen (2012) or Gump, the Dog (Gump - pes, který naučil lidi žít, 2021)