re:mote voices

Title:A Shark in the Head (15)
Cast: Oldrich Kaiser, Jana Krausová
Director: Maria Prochazkova

A Shark in the Head at GFT
Mon 12 Dec 2040
Thought this sounded interesting,
I plan to go and see it,
anyone else about who is interested,
let me know.

S1Play Synopsis
Shark in the Head is the first feature from animator Procházková, about a middle-aged man who spends most of his time chatting to whoever passes his window; some are friendly, most notably an attractive neighbour with a teenage daughter; others are wary – not unsurprising, since he seems eccentric. Indeed, he’s not entirely stable, as is clear from his fantasies (incarnated by animated interludes - collage, hand-drawn and stop-motion). Made with humour and simplicity, Procházková's film which exploits the infinite potential of special effects and digital imaging, is refreshingly different.

GFT Synopsis
In this bitter comedy about a lonely man in middle age the main character of the seemingly ordinary story is a fool and a freak. He lives in an apartment on the ground floor on one of Prague’s streets, where the rattling trams and the city hustle are far away. Few people walk down this street, and few cars drive through here. And despite all that, this man experiences unbelievable adventures every day. His window is either wide open, or he stands before the window on the pavement, smoking one cigarette after another, he piles up ever-scattered dustbins and he regularly checks their contents. He likes to chat with people, but hardly anyone wants to chat...