Indián nyár

After November 1989, projects that were initiated and planned under the old system were still being completed for some time, but then the film industry in Czechoslovakia encountered quite inevitable difficulties. While before, the state had financed film projects and the problem was censorship, it quickly became apparent that in free conditions, a lot of filmmakers were unable to succeed because funding was lacking. Privatization and the entry of private capital showed that filming would continue but with very mixed results. The painful decline in the quality of Czech cinema led fans to desperately anticipate better tomorrows. Saša Gedeon met these expectations with his continuation of the poetics of the Czech New Wave, and even though I by no means think that there is a reason to be amazed by his debut, I understand the praise. Indian Summer feels like a revelation compared to other films of its type. On the other hand, I don't think that Gedeon was able to qualitatively develop the style of the New Wave, rather he only imitates it and a malicious tongue could claim that he is actually stealing from it. While Black Peter felt like a statement about a certain time and environment, with added value in the game with the aesthetics of awkwardness, here I only get the feeling that it's a gimmick, with a few charming dialogues between the two heroines standing out. At the same time, Indian Summer can be seen as a certain turning point, where new, unfamiliar faces appeared, which determined the trend in the following two decades. Overall impression: 45%. The question is how I would react if I saw the film during its premiere when I was much closer to the age of the protagonists. I didn't miss other films that made a big impact on me in the 90s. It would be worth revisiting it to see how different the perspective of a member of a different generation is... (2016.07.23)