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EO - donkey film as Polish Oscar-candidate |
Many of our friends have already recommended the latest film by Jerzy Skolimowski „EO”. As we have learnt that the Polish director had been inspired by a French movie from 1966 „Au hasard, Balthasar”, we decided to watch this picture first. It was a very depressing experience and we almost wanted to call off „EO”. But eventually we gave it a chance.
When Paul was a boy one of his biggest questions was how the animals see our human world. Going to the cinema to watch „EO” he was hoping to get the answer. And indeed Skolimowski successed better than Robert Bresson.
„EO” is based a lot on colours and music. It tells a story of a donkey treeted badly in a Polish circus but loved by its caretaker Kasandra. With the help of animal activists it gets placed in a horse ranch and later in a child therapie place. In road movie sequences it travels from Poland to Italy, where it is suppossed to end as …salami.
We were impressed by the pictures, especially in Italy and positively surprised that „EO” avoided Bresson’s depressing mood. What we did not like was the infantile friendship between Kasandra and the donkey.
Our world is shown through EO’s eyes and one can get the impression that the wisest creature is the donkey.
And what do you think? Did you watch this picture by Jerzy Skolimowski? Or that one by Robert Bresson?
Maria & Paul
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