EO

"May all your dreams come true."

2022 1h 28m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 446

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Synopsis

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The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss. But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.

“May all your dreams come true.”

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Cast

Sandra Drzymalska
Kasandra
Isabelle Huppert
The Countess
Lorenzo Zurzolo
Vito
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Mateo
Tomasz Organek
Ziom
Lolita Chammah
Dora
Agata Sasinowska
Kaja
Anna Rokita
Dorota

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Writers: Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
Languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish
Countries: Poland, Italy, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Poland, Italy, United Kingdom.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, shot by Michał Dymek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paweł Mykietyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Agnieszka Glińska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sandra Drzymalska and Isabelle Huppert and Lorenzo Zurzolo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jerzy Skolimowski directs. Michał Dymek behind the camera. Paweł Mykietyn scores. Agnieszka Glińska cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.
4International production across 3 countries: Poland, Italy, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, shot by Michał Dymek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paweł Mykietyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Agnieszka Glińska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sandra Drzymalska and Isabelle Huppert and Lorenzo Zurzolo carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "May all your dreams come true.".
10IMDB entry: tt19652910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michał Dymek
Original score: Paweł Mykietyn
Editing: Agnieszka Glińska
Production design: Mirosław Koncewicz
Costume design: Katarzyna Lewińska
Makeup / hair: Aleksandra Dutkiewicz
Sound: Paweł Jaźwiecki
Stunt coordinator: Tomasz Lewandowski
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,068,353
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: EO (2022)

Awards

European Film Award for Best Composer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Jury Prize
Russell Smith Award
European University Film Award
Cannes Soundtrack Award
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
National Board of Review: Top Five International Films
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography

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CinemaSerf2023-02-09
★ 7/10
"Eo" is a donkey. Rescued from an harsh life in a circus by legislation from the Polish government, this film follows it's adventures as it is relocated to an equestrian centre - where it is lonely and causes a little bit of havoc; then a donkey sanctuary from which it escapes after a brief visit from former circus friend "Cassandra" (Sandra Drzymalska), before several other curious escapades befall it on travels that seem to encompass the length and breadth of the country. Told from the perspective of the donkey (though not through it's eyes) we see all that it might see - and humanity, warts and all, doesn't tend to come off so well! We see kindness and sympathy, but also brutality and thuggishness, too, and at times this is a frank and graphically horrible film to watch without squirming. Director Jerzy Skolimowski lets us see just how varied (and frequently ghastly) human behaviour can be, but he doesn't make judgements - he uses "Eo" as a benign - sympathy inducing - carrier of his message and allows the audience to draw their own conclusions. I did struggle with the end, and at times the narrative continuity stretched the imagination a little (especially with the wolves and towards the ending) but this is still a quirkily engaging and thought-provoking story not just about an animal - and of how human beings treat them in general - but one of how human beings treat their own species too. Beware the flickering lighting is probably not for those sensitive to such things, and I found it heavily over-scored at times, but I did appreciate it and would recommend it if you've a spare ninety minutes to take a different view on life!
badelf2023-05-23
★ 2/10
I'm pretty sure this is one of those movies that people either love or hate. I'm in the latter group.