Lerchen am Faden
Larks on a String is a Czech film directed by Jiřà Menzel. The movie was banned by the Czechoslovak government. It saw release in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. Menzel tells the stories of various characters considered bourgeois by Czechoslovakia's communist government in the 1950s, who have been forced to work in a junkyard for the purposes of re-education.
Festivals & awards
Berlinale 1990: Goldener Bär
Credits
| Original Title | Lerchen am Faden |
|---|---|
| Title | Lerchen am Faden |
| Directed by | Jiri Menzel |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Year | 1969 |
| Screenplay | Jirà Menzel, d'après/nach Bohumil Hrabal |
| Film Editing | Jirina Lukesová |
| Soundtrack | Stepán KonĂcek |
| Cinematography | JaromĂr Sofr |
| Sound | JirĂ Pavlik |
| Costumes | Dagmar Krausova |
| Production Design | Oldrich Bosák |
| Production | Karel Kochman |
| Formats | Blu-ray, DCP |
| Runtime | 94 min. |
| Language | Tschechisch/d/f oder it. |
| Cast | Rudolf HrusĂnskĂ˝, Vlastimil BrodskĂ˝, Václav Neckár, Jitka Zelenohorská, Jaroslav SatoranskĂ˝, VladimĂr Smeral, Ferdinand Kruta, JirĂ Menzel |
Credits
| Original Title | Lerchen am Faden |
|---|---|
| Title | Lerchen am Faden |
| Directed by | Jiri Menzel |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Year | 1969 |
| Screenplay | Jirà Menzel, d'après/nach Bohumil Hrabal |
| Film Editing | Jirina Lukesová |
| Soundtrack | Stepán KonĂcek |
| Cinematography | JaromĂr Sofr |
| Sound | JirĂ Pavlik |
| Costumes | Dagmar Krausova |
|---|---|
| Production Design | Oldrich Bosák |
| Production | Karel Kochman |
| Formats | Blu-ray, DCP |
| Runtime | 94 min. |
| Language | Tschechisch/d/f oder it. |
| Cast | Rudolf HrusĂnskĂ˝, Vlastimil BrodskĂ˝, Václav Neckár, Jitka Zelenohorská, Jaroslav SatoranskĂ˝, VladimĂr Smeral, Ferdinand Kruta, JirĂ Menzel |
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Press voices
«Auf der Berlinale 1990 bekam Jiri Menzel den Goldenen Bären. Für einen Film, den er in dem Jahr drehte, das nach dem Prager Frühling kam. Es war „Lerchen am Faden“, einer der schönsten MenzelFilme, eine Satire über die „Umerziehung arbeitsscheuer bourgeoiser Elemente“. „Lerchen am Faden“ hat den Regierenden auch nicht gefallen, weshalb er 1990 noch immer nagelneu war. Das ist das Gute an Verboten.» Tagesspiegel Berlin
«Ein Film, der dem Totalitarismus direkt in die Augen schaut und, statt ihm ins Gesicht zu spucken, ihn laut auslacht.» Austin Chronicle