
Mož s čudovitimi očmi / The Man With the Beautiful Eyes
A collaboration with illustrator Jonny Hannah based on a poem by Charles Bukowski. A gang of kids find a strange house with an overgrown garden where they play. Only once do they meet the man who lives there, a dead-beat alcoholic with a free and easy spirit who welcomes them. The children see him as a romantic character in stark contrast to their neurotically house proud parents.
Charles Bukovski’s poem read by the deep voiced Peter Blegvad, along with the naive drawings of John Hannah, beautifully directed by Jonathan Hodgson create a compelling narrative, a mix of drawings and words never created before. What attracts me the most to this film is the very intelligent, beautiful and poetic transitions. It is a touching but haunting story about the meaning of life. An unforgettable film in every sense.