The Ear
| Ucho | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
| Produced by | Karel Vejrík |
| Screenplay by |
Karel Kachyňa Jan Procházka |
| Story by | Jan Procházka |
| Starring |
Jiřina Bohdalová Radoslav Brzobohatý |
| Music by | Svatopluk Havelka |
| Cinematography | Josef Illík |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Distributed by | International Film Exchange |
Release date | 1970 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Ucho (The Ear) is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1970. This film was banned by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces).[1] It wasn't released until late 1989, around the time of Czechoslovakia's first democratic elections in over 40 years.
Plot
The film is about a bitter married couple that consists of Ludvik, a senior official of Prague's ruling Communist regime, and his alcoholic wife Anna. They return home after attending a political party dinner and notice their home has been broken into. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government. As the night progresses, the flaws of their marriage and of each other are exposed.
Cast
- Radoslav Brzobohatý as Ludvík
- Jiřina Bohdalová as Anna
- Jiří Císler
- Miroslav Holub
- Milica Kolofiková
Awards
1990 Cannes Film Festival - Nominated for the Golden Palm for Karel Kachyňa.[2]
See also
- Honey Night (2015)
References
- ↑ https://books.google.be/books?id=BxIzBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=the+cremator+juraj+herz+banned&source=bl&ots=ccwF-RLKR_&sig=Tq2qn5kebBAjTwKAnJmBVxXeJpI&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTyfDHy7vKAhVFFg8KHfsaBoc4ChDoAQhTMAk#v=onepage&q=banned&f=false
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Ucho". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
External links
- The Ear on IMDb
- Ucho reviewed in Seattle Weekly By N.P. Thompson