1966 | B/N | 93 min At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure. This is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Country: República Checa Direction: Menzel; Jirˇí Script: Hrabal; Bohumil, Menzel; Jirˇí Production: Oves; Zdenek Photography: Šofr; Jaromír Sound: Pavlík; Jirˇí Music: Šust; Jirˇí Cast:Neckárˇ; Václav, Somr; Josef, Brodský; Vlastimil, Kru˚ta; Ferdinand, Vachek; Alois, Valenta; Vladimír, Bendová; Jitka, Zelenohorská; Jitka Art direction: Bosák; Oldrich Participation year at FICM: 2013
1966 | B/N | 93 min At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure. This is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Country: República Checa Direction: Menzel; Jirˇí Script: Hrabal; Bohumil, Menzel; Jirˇí Production: Oves; Zdenek Photography: Šofr; Jaromír Sound: Pavlík; Jirˇí Music: Šust; Jirˇí Cast:Neckárˇ; Václav, Somr; Josef, Brodský; Vlastimil, Kru˚ta; Ferdinand, Vachek; Alois, Valenta; Vladimír, Bendová; Jitka, Zelenohorská; Jitka Art direction: Bosák; Oldrich Participation year at FICM: 2013
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