Closely observed trains
Title (alternative):
Closely watched trains
Closely watched trains
Object category:
Filme
Person/Institution:
Publisher:
Arrow Films
Ort:
[Shenley]
Date:
[2015]
Language:
Tschechisch
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Abstract:
The sexual problems of an apprentice guard at a sleepy rural railway station during World War II are balanced by the exploits of the station guard resolved to do as little work as possible. The authority figure, the station master, is eccentrically ineffectual. Although the Resistance ultimately beckons, this tragic-comic tale with its distinctively wry humour, adapted by the author from his stream-of-consciousness novel, was the culmination of an anti-heroic trend in the 'New Czech cinema' of the sixties. Menzel's film has a clear political sub-text - the placing of the private concerns of the hero ahead of ideology or politics (a colleague has spoken of Menzel's identification with his hero) was itself a political gesture winning the film an Oscar and prohibition after the Soviet invasion in 1968
Object text:
a film by Jiří Menzel ; cast: Miloš Hrma: Václav Neckář, Máša: Jitka Bendová, stationmaster Max: Vladimír Valenta, Max's wife: Libuše Havelková, dispatcher Hubička: Josef Somr, station attendant: Alois Vachek, Zdenička Svatá: Jitka Zelenohorská, Zedníček: Vlastimil Brodský, uncle Noneman: Ferdinand Kruta, countess: Květa Fialová, Viktoria Freie: Nad'a Urbánková, Dr Brabec: Jiří Menzel, thief: Pavel Landovský, plasterer: Václav Fišer, signalman: Karel Hovorka, SS officer: Jiří Kodet, clerk: Jiří Hálek, tailor: Miroslav Homola, Miloš's mother: Pavla Maršálková, Zdenka's mother: Milada Ježkova, maid: Dagmar Zikánová, controllers: Bohumil Koška, Antonín Pražák, Václav Kotva ; crew: screenplay: Jiří Menzel, Bohumil Hrabal ; based on the novella by Bohumil Hrabal ; cinematography by Jaromír Šofr ; production design by Oldřich Bosák ; edited by Jiřina Lukešová ; sound by Jiří Pavlík ; music by Jiří Sust ; executive producer: Zdeněk Oves
FSK 15
Special edition contents: 4K digital restoration from the Czech National Film Archive, supervised by Jiří Menzel and cinematographer Jaromír Šofr. High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film. Original Czech soundtrack in uncompressed 1.0 PCM Audio. Optional English subtitles. Appreciation by Czech film expert Peter Hames. Archival interviews with Jiří Menzel, Jaromír Šofr and historian Jan Lukeš. Closely Observed Films: Michael Brooke explores the six-film collaboration between Jiří Menzel and novelist Bohumil Hrabal. Reversible sleeve featuring two pieces of artwork from the original release
Originally released as a motion picture, Filmed at Filmové Studio Barrandov 1966
FSK 15
Special edition contents: 4K digital restoration from the Czech National Film Archive, supervised by Jiří Menzel and cinematographer Jaromír Šofr. High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film. Original Czech soundtrack in uncompressed 1.0 PCM Audio. Optional English subtitles. Appreciation by Czech film expert Peter Hames. Archival interviews with Jiří Menzel, Jaromír Šofr and historian Jan Lukeš. Closely Observed Films: Michael Brooke explores the six-film collaboration between Jiří Menzel and novelist Bohumil Hrabal. Reversible sleeve featuring two pieces of artwork from the original release
Originally released as a motion picture, Filmed at Filmové Studio Barrandov 1966
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2023-04-14
Last changed:
2020-12-08
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2023-04-14
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