Imagine if Danny Kaye starred in a Marx Brothers film directed by Terry Gilliam. A very funny poke at Nationalism featuring a simple farmer who winds up the center of a futile, feudal war. Great range from low comedy schtick to serious satire. Beautifully photographed and assembled with mixed-media — stop action, matte paintings, cut-out animation — in a way that the Czechs really know how to do.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.