This 1966 Czech film is a gritty post apocalyptic cautionary tale. A senior lady guides a troupe of young women through a desolate and presumably radioactive future wasteland- a quest to find other people.
The women are very easy on the eye, in a natural, 'cowgirl' or farmers daughter kind of way. They also harbor a darkness that unfolds as the film progresses. The black and white cinematography perfectly conveys the horror and sensibility of a land ravaged years ago by nuclear war.
This film is direct, without symbolism. The women eventually meet up with an old man who......
The film offers clues about humanities future emotional tone, our end maybe, in a world bereft of the humanizing elements of stability and civilization.
This is a must see film for any serious aficionado of science fiction, or any other genre, for that matter.
Animal lovers beware: scenes of actual animal cruelty appear in this film. Remember, this was made in 1966 in a non western nation, so standards were different.
The women are very easy on the eye, in a natural, 'cowgirl' or farmers daughter kind of way. They also harbor a darkness that unfolds as the film progresses. The black and white cinematography perfectly conveys the horror and sensibility of a land ravaged years ago by nuclear war.
This film is direct, without symbolism. The women eventually meet up with an old man who......
The film offers clues about humanities future emotional tone, our end maybe, in a world bereft of the humanizing elements of stability and civilization.
This is a must see film for any serious aficionado of science fiction, or any other genre, for that matter.
Animal lovers beware: scenes of actual animal cruelty appear in this film. Remember, this was made in 1966 in a non western nation, so standards were different.