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Plot. In an unidentified area of war-torn Eastern Europe, a young boy lives with his elderly aunt. Startled at her death, the boy accidentally sets the house ablaze and leaves. His further adventures are a series of horrific encounters with ignorance, exploitation, and depravity.
The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," [1] wandering about small villages scattered around an unspecified country in Central or Eastern Europe (usually assumed to be Poland).
- Jerzy N. Kosinski
- 1965
Jul 17, 2020 · Jerzy Kosinski’s 1965 novel The Painted Bird was controversial in many respects. At first, the controversy centered on the content, an unrelenting story of the sufferings of a young boy wandering the blasted landscape of World-War-II-riven Central Europe.
Jul 17, 2020 · The Painted Bird. A young Jewish boy in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II. Rent The Painted Bird on Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.
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- Petr Kotlár
- Václav Marhoul
- Drama
Jul 17, 2020 · The Painted Bird, Czech filmmaker Václav Marhoul’s stark new World War II drama, inspired walkouts when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year. Watching the film, one understands why.
- K. Austin Collins
Based on the acclaimed Jerzy Kozinski novel, THE PAINTED BIRD is a meticulous 35mm black and white evocation of wild, primitive Eastern Europe at the bloody close of World War II. The film follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother.
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Jul 17, 2020 · A titanic pledge consumed Czech writer/director Václav Marhoul for over 11 years. Although others had fruitlessly sought permission to adapt Jerzy Kosiński ’s 1965 novel The Painted Bird into a feature film, he was granted the opportunity to finally materialize it.
