quietearth [Celluloid 11.20.08] movie news comic



Shot with live actors then completely rotoscoped in black and white (like A Scanner Darkly) Alois Nebel is an odd film I've been tracking out of the Czech Republic. It's based on some comics of the same name by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromir 99 (weird name huh?) and is directed by Tomas Lunak. The story revovles around a man who has spent his whole life working in the railways. From what I can gather from a translation:

"It is the end of the eighties. Alois Nebel works as a signaller in a small station. Alois Nebel is a loner. His days at the station are peaceful until .. (can't figure this part out). Since then strange things happen and he begins to have hallucinations. "

The animation itself looks incredible, but the story itself sounds fascinating. If any of our Czech readers could provide more info on this, please do so in the comments.

Trailer after the break.

pat (3 years ago) Reply

are you sure that its set in the 80s? its got nazis in it. (they ask him in german: have you got water?) and he says: yes in the back. they go on, implying he is callobrating with them. also he works at a railways station, probably at an important station through which the germans brought all the jews, gypsies and other people they killed in the concentration camps.

quietearth (3 years ago) Reply

yes I know it looks odd, but that falls under the category of hallucinations.

Ivan (3 years ago) Reply

Czechoslovakia? I can't find such country on the map... Are you sure?!

Anonymous (3 years ago) Reply

This looks excellent

cyberhal (3 years ago) Reply

very cool technique

karel, prague, CZ (3 years ago) Reply

alois nebel: the story comes from the central europe, from czech republic and it takes a ride through the whole dramatic history of this region. www.aloisnebel.com

alois nebel (3 years ago) Reply

YOU CAN BUY this book (Alois Nebel / White Creek, 1st volume in English) at P.S. BOOKSHOP, 145A Front Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., phone: 718-222-3340

nie wiem (3 years ago) Reply

@Ivan
You're right, there isn't Czechoslovakia, it has already split up and now there are two countries: Czech Republik and Slovak Republic. It did happen in 1993, before this date the country was named Czechoslovakia.

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