Movie No. 30 (2013): ALOIS NEBEL
Alois Nebel (2011)
Director: Tomas Lunak
In Czech, with English subtitles
The year is 1989: Vaclav Havel runs for presidency (and wins), the Berlin Wall falls. Alois Nebel, an aging train dispatcher in a Czechoslovakian town near the border, is fogged and haunted by a violent past he witnessed. He ends up in a mental asylum. There he meets a mysterious man who is mute and is suspected of being a criminal.
Director: Tomas Lunak
In Czech, with English subtitles
The year is 1989: Vaclav Havel runs for presidency (and wins), the Berlin Wall falls. Alois Nebel, an aging train dispatcher in a Czechoslovakian town near the border, is fogged and haunted by a violent past he witnessed. He ends up in a mental asylum. There he meets a mysterious man who is mute and is suspected of being a criminal.
This film, in rotoscope animation, is in glorious black and white, which is beautiful to watch despite the theme. It's almost dreamlike. This is not Disney, so there are no talking animals here, and no superheroes whose eyes are bigger than their hips.
Date seen: January 28, 2013
Rating: 3.5/4.0
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