In Karlovy Vary Film Festival competition entry “We Have Never Been Modern,” Czech director Matej Chlupacek takes on both the dangers of Utopian bubbles and the power of unbending faith in traditio…
takes on both the dangers of Utopian bubbles and the power of unbending faith in traditional gender concepts.
But Chlupacek has hardly been hiding out working on screenplay drafts while doing odd jobs since then. Already an experienced multi-platform producer, he has been busy with Czech TV and streaming shows for years and is already in negotiations with a major platform for more. “We are creating a city that doesn’t exist,” Chlupacek explains. A good part of the magic is handmade but VFX is another essential component, he says, adding, “We have an amazing colorist.” Between that expertise and the work of production designer Henrich Boraros, “We Have Never Been Modern” indeed achieves a look and feel that are remarkable.
The filmmakers also did several test screenings, too – a phenomenon not yet common in the Czech Republic – to be sure everything worked visually with audiences, Chlupacek says. “We intended to do a modern kind of historical film so we went with the approach of handheld camera so it would look like an indie film.”
The first sign of cracks in the ideal life come with the discovery of the murdered infant at the factory – and the child’s intersex anatomy signals a path along storylines that are darker still.
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