Kooky
- Oldrich Kaiser
- Kristyna Novakova
- Filip Čapka
- Ondřej Svěrák
Kooky ( Czech Kuky se vrací, literally " Kooky come back ," a reference to Lassie Come Home), is a Czech film by Jan Svěrák from the year 2010. The film combines puppetry, stop-motion and live-action film. On two levels, it tells the story of a six year old, suffering from asthma boy and his red, teddy bear come to life " Kooky ".
Content
The suffering from asthma, unnamed in the film Young is persuaded by his mother, some broken and old toys to throw away, including his favorite stuffed animal Kooky. In the imagination of the boys, the teddy bear is alive and able to escape at the last second from the landfill on which he landed. Convinced that he does not belong here, here, he embarks on an adventurous journey home through a fairytale forest. There he meets a variety of fantastical creatures of nature, such as the kind-hearted " captain of Hergot ," the guardian of the forest, as well as Anuška who wants to become the new Keeper by intrigue.
Background
Svěrák originally planned a film that shows the world from a dog's point of view, which survived a flood. He changed his plans after he told parts of the story to his son Ondřej.
The film was inspired by the work of the Czech sculptor and draftsman Frantisek Skala, which, however, rejected a cooperation. On the technical development and visual effects Jakub Dvorsky was involved, the founder of the Czech game developer Amanita Design. During the post-processing to Svěrák and his team have focused on the removal of the rods and cords, with which the figures and vehicles were moved. Kooky is the most elaborate film of Svěrák. It contains three times more visual effects as Dark Blue World, the hitherto most expensive Czech film production. The budget for Kookie was 40 million Czech crowns.
The winter scenes were filmed in Ještěd, some woods near Bechyně and the National Park Voděradské bučiny as well as the sandstone rock in Drábské světničky. Production began in the fall of 2008. For the rotation period were 35 days planned, but 100 days were used because of difficulties.
Publication
Kooky has been selected as the official Czech contribution to the 45th International Film Festival Karlovy Vary and won the Special Jury Prize.
The film was in April 2012, part of the Humble Botanicula Debut occasion of the debut of the Adventures Botanicula the Czech game developer Amanita Design, who was involved in the making of the film.