
Thisisagirl-gets-sent-to-an-institutionfilmfromCzechoslovakia.I’vealwaysbeenfondofthisgenre,especiallywhentheplaceconcernedissomethingofahell-hole,andthere’sastrongelementofinjusticeaboutit.Forexample,AnnaGeislerovágettingsenttoanasylumfortheretardedinRequiemforaMaiden,eventhoughshe’sperfectlynormal.OrMadeleineHindegettingsenttoaremandhomeinSchoolForUnclaimedGirlsforstabbingsomeoneintheguts,eventhoughitwasonlyPatrickMower.<br/> Velkétrápeníturnedouttobeafamilydramawithnothingharrowingaboutit,butitwasstillwellworthwatching.Jana(RenataMasková)isaboutthirteen,andhastogotoanorphanageinthecountrybecauseshe’sbetweenfamiliesatthemoment.Orsomething.Thestoryistoldinflashbacksandnothingmorethananoutlinecanbeguessedat.<br/> Whyincludeitina“surreal”collection?Becauseit’sbeautifullydone,withthatclassicCzechatmosphereofslightlymenacingfairy-taleweirdnessaboutit.Jana’sarrivalattheorphanagecouldalmostbeavisittotheWitch’sCastle.Andthesedreamymomentshappenagainandagain,eventhoughthestoryhardlycallsforthem.


