Haven't posted this one yet (iirc) so here is a Wafrn early look (maybe) at this still I painted from the Czechoslovak New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders!! Done with concentrated Dr. Ph. Martin's watercolor, white graphite pencil, and miscellaneous watercolor I don't recall.

Happy End (1966, Czech) is a clever howler of a dark comedy from the #CzechNewWave

The structure is literally backwards. Born from the guillotine, raised in a prison, assembles his wife from pieces, confronted by his wife's lover who flies in through a window. His baby shrinks until she disappears.

And the dialogue isn't just backwards, it's set up to have that deliver a series of jokes.

Priest, giving him his last rites: You will meet God soon, my boy.
Protagonist: That's disgusting.
Protagonist reluctantly tries a last cigarette.

The whole thing is on the #InternetArchive with English subs and is highly recommended:

https://archive.org/details/happy-end_1967

#Film #Czechia

A blog post I wrote about "The Casandra Cat" (1963), "Decision at Sundown" (1957), "Ninja Hunter" (1984), "Red Hot Riding Hood" (1941) and some other things - #CzechNewWave #VojtěchJasný #RanownCycle #BuddBoetticher #RandolphScott #JamesWuKuoRen #TexAvery

https://www.protozoic.com/2024/01/27/movie-roundup-for-january-24/