“To swallow a toad” - animierte Kröten aus Lettland zum Verzehr auf dem Filmfestival in Cannes | Untergrund-Blättle

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Sie ist n-Ost Korrespondentin und Filminteressierte in Riga, kennt den Film, die Hintergründe und stellt das Animationswerk,
unter Betrachtung des Wertes für die
lettische Filmlandschaft,vor.

“To swallow a Toad”

The film is played around poles of madness, depression, frustration – the invisible facets of Latvian or even European life. With humorous style Jurgis Krasons has created a visually engaging and highly daring look at the ways individuals evolve and adapt.

SYNOPSIS

Once some “round” intellectuals lived in a small town. They were smart, kind, farsighted and successful. The reason for their success – they could swallow toads and endlessly tolerate hings. But some that were “square” also lived in the small town. They were pragmatic realists – good was repaid with good, evil with evil, and no toads were ever swallowed. They lived in peace until one day a “square” discovered that the “rounds” swallow toads…