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Czech flm completed in 1970 and released in 1990 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ear (Czech: Ucho) 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 the fall of the communist regime in 1989.
The Ear | |
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Czech | Ucho |
Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
Screenplay by | Karel Kachyňa Jan Procházka |
Story by | Jan Procházka |
Produced by | Karel Vejřík |
Starring | Jiřina Bohdalová Radoslav Brzobohatý |
Cinematography | Josef Illík |
Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
Music by | Svatopluk Havelka |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
The film is about a bitter married couple that consists of Ludvík, 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.
1990 Cannes Film Festival - Nominated for the Golden Palm for Karel Kachyňa.[2]