Larks on a String

1990 1h 34m CS

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 46

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský
Trustee
Václav Neckář
Pavel Hvezdár
Jitka Zelenohorská
Jitka
Vlastimil Brodský
Professor
Vladimír Ptáček
Mlíkar
Ferdinand Krůta
Kudla
František Řehák
Drobecek
Leoš Suchařípa
Public Prosecutor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jiří Menzel
Writers: Jiří Menzel, Bohumil Hrabal, Bohumil Hrabal
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jiří Menzel, shot by Jaromír Šofr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jiří Šust. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jiřina Lukešová shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Rudolf Hrušínský and Václav Neckář and Jitka Zelenohorská carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jiří Menzel directs. Jaromír Šofr behind the camera. Jiří Šust scores. Jiřina Lukešová cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Jiří Menzel, shot by Jaromír Šofr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jiří Šust. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jiřina Lukešová shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rudolf Hrušínský and Václav Neckář and Jitka Zelenohorská carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0064994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.