Simultaneously filmed Czech language version of a German film, in which an unhappy dogcatcher in the poor part of town has a transformative experience befriending an abandoned boy and a stray animal..
Is this for you? If you like your movies polished, shiny, and moving at a million miles an hour, steer clear of Paradise Road. It’s slow. It’s grey. It smells like old laundry and damp streets. But if you like watching people try to survive their own sadness without making a big scene about it? Yeah, you’ll dig this. I...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Martin Frič
Edward LeSaint
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"Is this for you? If you like your movies polished, shiny, and moving at a million miles an hour, steer clear of Paradise Road. It’s slow. It’s grey. It smells like old laundry and damp streets. But if you like watching people try to survive their own sadness without making a big scene about it? Yeah, you’ll dig this. It’s the kind of thing you watch when you want to feel a little bit human again. The dogcatcher’s blues The main guy is a dogcatcher. That’s a rough gig even in a good life, but he..."
Hugo Haas, Otakar Vávra
Slovakia
