I Dutifully Report (1958)

I Dutifully Report (1958). 1h 31m

“With a Eastern European and 1950u0026#39;s cinema challenges currently taking place on ICM,I decided to cross the two by looking for Czech flicks from the 50u0026#39;s I had waiting for a viewing. Whilst Iu0026#39;ve not seen the first film in this series,I decided to hand my report in.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eView on the film:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the few Czech films from this era to be in colour, writer/director Karel Stekly u0026amp; Jan Roth fittingly give the final film in the series a blustering bright splash, in the crisp uniforms and fading grass on the battlegrounds being chopped down by swish edits. Completing Svejku0026#39;s war battle, Stekly charges in with extremely grating brash humour, where any satire is run down by the cast obnoxiously shouting each punchline, and each of Svejk comedic face pulls being as irritating for the audience as it is for the soldiers he reports to.”