Best Czech film ever? No, that would be Closely Watched Trains. Now, the cinematography is amazing, fluid camera work that feels like a dream. But it's too long, too many characters, too many off screen people talking and you lose track of what's going on fast. I even stopped the film, read a synopsis and returned and still was lost. The main characters all seem pretty awful and I didn't know why I should care about them. I suppose it immerses you into the setting where a modern person couldn't understand the motives of Medieval people. I just needed a more coherent story and a shorter run time. Late in the film, a battle is about to begin. Then they cut and it's over and some people who were surrounded somehow got away. Ugh.
Review of Marketa Lazarová
