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Fruit of Paradise (Czech: Ovoce stromů rajských jíme) is a 1970 Czechoslovak avant-garde drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the Adam and Eve story. This was Chytilová's last film before she was placed on an eight-year ban by the Czechoslovak Government.
Jul 31, 1970 · Fruit of Paradise: Directed by Vera Chytilová. With Jitka Nováková, Karel Novak, Jan Schmid, Julius Albert. An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of loss of innocence.
Jun 27, 2018 · At first blush, Ovoce stromů rajských jíme (Fruit of Paradise, 1969) offers up a new take on the story of Adam and Eve, which also doubles as an allegory for the invasion of Prague by Soviet forces under the Warsaw Pact in August 1968 – the very month in which filming began.
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Jul 8, 2014 · The bond between Josef (Adam) and Eva (Eve) has now become earthly physical, and is interrupted by Robert (the Devil), who is now represented here as an assassin of women that imprints the number 6 into their victims.
Fruit of Paradise. Opening with a senses-ravishing, psychedelic vision of Eden, this tantalizing political allegory sets the story of Adam and Eve in a European health spa where a vacationing couple (Jitka Nováková and Karel Novak) find themselves under the spell of a menacing stranger (Jan Schmid).
In the garden of a pension, Eva and her husband Josef are enjoying a siesta. Here, they meet with the lonesome, mysterious-looking Robert. During play, a key falls out of Robert's pocket. The curious Eva picks it up and sets off on an expedition.
