Seclusion Near a Forest

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During an excursion, a family from the big city discovers an old farmhouse. They spend their holidays there and would love to buy the house. The owner, an old farmer, seems to agree, only he wants to determine the time of the sales himself. In the meantime, the two children become friends with the old farmer. Tom Milne writes in Time Out: "After five years of political disgrace, Jiří Menzel was still cautious and skilfully avoided any dangerous engagements or interpretations in Seclusion Near a Forest. It is a feather-light comedy about the difficulties of living as a city family in the countryside (...). The excellent camera work casts a shimmering, summery haze over the fine mixture of tenderness and humour with which Menzel typically observes human weaknesses - making the film a magical conjuration of a lost, simpler and more relaxed world."

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Original Title
Seclusion Near a Forest
Title
Seclusion Near a Forest
Directed by
Jiří Menzel
Country
Czech Republic
Year
1976
Screenplay
Zdenek Sverák, Ladislav Smoljak
Film Editing
Jirina Lukesová
Soundtrack
JirĂ­ Sust
Cinematography
JaromĂ­r Sofr
Sound
Adam Kajzar
Costumes
Zdena Stepánová
Production Design
Zbynek Hloch, Vladimir Macha
Production
Jan Suster
Formats
DCP
Runtime
95 min.
Language
Tschechisch/d/f
Cast
Josef Kemr (Deda Komárek), Zdenek Sverák (Oldrich Lavicka), Daniela Kolárová (Lavicková), Marta Hradílková (Zuzana Lavicková), Martin Hradílek (Petr Lavicka), Ladislav Smoljak (Radim Zvon), Jan Tríska (Dr. Václav Houdek)

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«Wenn man bei uns von „dem tschechischen Film“ spricht, meint man das Genre des Menzel-Films, diese merkwürdigste Verbindung von Weltweisheit, Einfalt, Bosheit, Poesie und Witz.» Tagesspiegel