She's A Vision
Kdo chce zabít Jessii? (1966)
directed by Václav Vorlícek
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from the vaults
The Czechs didn't put much thought into "Who Wants To Kill Jessie?," but they handle the implications of setting your thoughts loose on the world with an admirable nonchalance. I like that the ensuing chaos is personal - no one gets bent out of shape for this particular dreamgirl any more than they would for the next random beauty on those gray Eastern European sidewalks. The dreams are sort of ordinary, too, stand-ins for the ordinary things that our hero misses. And, nicely, there's no suggestion that his fantasies end with their transfiguration.
directed by Václav Vorlícek
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from the vaults
The Czechs didn't put much thought into "Who Wants To Kill Jessie?," but they handle the implications of setting your thoughts loose on the world with an admirable nonchalance. I like that the ensuing chaos is personal - no one gets bent out of shape for this particular dreamgirl any more than they would for the next random beauty on those gray Eastern European sidewalks. The dreams are sort of ordinary, too, stand-ins for the ordinary things that our hero misses. And, nicely, there's no suggestion that his fantasies end with their transfiguration.
posted by NPK at 11:16 AM
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