简介：OneoftheunsungmasterpiecesofVěraChytilová’sstilllargelyobscurepost-sixtiescareer,thisstinginglysatiricyetdeeplyhumantragicomedysurveystheeverydayabsurdityofexistenceinaramshackle,perpetuallyunder-constructionprefabhousingcomplex:amonumenttoSovietidealismthat,initsforlornshoddiness,becomesasymbolofitsfailings.Blendingslapsticksgagswithajaggedvéritévisualstyle,Chytilováfashionsadevastatinglyfunnyportraitoflifeina(literally)crumblingsociety.…