Realistic portrait of a poor working family in late 20s Prague: the washerwoman mother whose burial is held after she scalds herself; the alcoholic father; the manicurist daughter who becomes pregnant..
Alright, so you’re looking for a silent film that doesn’t feel like homework? Takový je zivot, sometimes known as “Such Is Life,” from 1929, is absolutely worth checking out. It’s a gritty, almost documentary-like slice of life from late 20s Prague, following a working-class family through some serious hardship. If yo...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Carl Junghans
Alexander Butler
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"Alright, so you’re looking for a silent film that doesn’t feel like homework? Takový je zivot, sometimes known as “Such Is Life,” from 1929, is absolutely worth checking out. It’s a gritty, almost documentary-like slice of life from late 20s Prague, following a working-class family through some serious hardship. If you appreciate cinema that doesn’t pull punches and shows you things as they really might have been, without much sentimentality, this one’s for you. But if you need a neat plot, fla..."
Manja Kellerová
Carl Junghans
Slovakia
