Tigre v meste
Directed by:
Juraj KrasnohorskýCinematography:
André BonzelComposer:
Michal NovinskiCast:
Kristína Tóthová, Milan Ondrík, Ľubomír Bukový, Ivica Sláviková, Diana Mórová, Karel Dobrý, Richard Stanke, Robert Roth, Zuzana Kronerová (more)Plots(1)
Set in Bratislava, this successful mash-up of an indie character comedy and a detective thriller centres on thirty-something prosecutor Rudolf Jazvec. Like everyone else, he longs for true love. The supporting characters, with all their anxiety and desperate attempts to find happiness, are proof that it’s tough to be normal in an absurd world. But there’s one thing Rudolf is blissfully unaware of: he’s being stalked by a hitman.
While the lead of Juraj Krasnohorský’s feature debut is hetero, its original approach, gender-bending cast (Rudolf is played by actress Kristína Tóthová) and gay supporting character make for a brilliant queer comedy.
(Filmový festival inakosti)
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Well thought out in terms of marketing (Bratislava, famous faces, the promise of something “different”), unoffensive in terms of filmmaking craft (nice “French” cinematography), fresh in its details, impertinent and even funny once or twice (the pitchfork), but admirably nonconceptual overall. There is no internal logic to the constant change of style (relationship comedy, crime movie, social drama) and the shifting of emphasis between characters, none of whom ends up being the main one in spite of the prologue. Furthermore, the ostentatious breaking of all rules should be done according to at least some rules. In the end, Tigers in the City is suitable particularly for analysing the number of levels at which a film can be dysfunctional due to the lack of a goal and subject. 35%
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