Celebration in the Botanical Garden - 1969

One of the lead characters is Maria, an inn keeper; always a bride but never a wife. She meets the newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. The film is full of fireworks of lovely colours, and a warm feeling. It is like a carousel of humour and human situations that carry us away, from the very first frame to the unexpected ending, making the viewer laugh gaily. Using a mosaic approach to the traditional narrative line, the film director creates a picture of fairly anarchic glee. “Celebration in the Botanical Garden” is a world of fantasy, full of summer fun, good humour and delight. E. Havetta´s debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, and silent slap-stick as well as Western Slovakian folk traditions.

83min
1969
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

Sylvie Turbová profile pictureSylvie TurbováKatarína (voice)
Pavol Mikulík profile picturePavol MikulíkGašpar (voice)
František Kovár profile pictureFrantišek KovárDriver (voice)

About Celebration in the Botanical Garden

Celebration in the Botanical Garden Overview

One of the lead characters is Maria, an inn keeper; always a bride but never a wife. She meets the newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. The film is full of fireworks of lovely colours, and a warm feeling. It is like a carousel of humour and human situations that carry us away, from the very first frame to the unexpected ending, making the viewer laugh gaily. Using a mosaic approach to the traditional narrative line, the film director creates a picture of fairly anarchic glee. “Celebration in the Botanical Garden” is a world of fantasy, full of summer fun, good humour and delight. E. Havetta´s debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, and silent slap-stick as well as Western Slovakian folk traditions.

Runtime: 83min

Extra details

Original Title: Slávnosť v botanickej záhrade
Original Language: Slovak
Directed By: Elo Havetta
Production Companies
Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava