Czech Republic / Germany / France,
1996, 100 min
Directed by:
Ivan FílaCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýComposer:
Petr HapkaCast:
Lenka Vlasáková, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Miroslav Donutil, Klára Jirsáková, Zuzana Kronerová, Soňa Valentová, Oliver Stritzel, Udo Kier, Ivo Gogál (more)Plots(1)
An embittered Bavarian furniture restorer puts in for property restitution in post-Velvet Revolution Slovakia. Finding resistance, he opts to persuade the local farmer to 'sell' him his foster daughter Lea in compensation. The girl is mute as the traumatic result of her mother's death. The motley pair eventually find shared moments in a spiritual relationship. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 1996 - Ivan Fíla (Best Young Film)
Czech Lion Awards
- 1997 - Lenka Vlasáková (Best Actress)
- 1997 - Vladimír Smutný (Best Cinematography)
- 1997 - Best Film
- 1997 - Ivan Fíla (Best Director)
- 1997 - Ivan Fíla (Best Screenplay)
- 1997 - Best Editing
- 1997 - Best Sound Design
- 1997 - Best Artistic Achievement
Golden Globes
- 1998 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language