Intimate Lighting

1965 1h 13m CS

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6.7

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7.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 41★7.2IMDB · 1,705

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Two classically trained musicians and childhood friends - one a successful cellist in Prague, the other a violinist who makes his money playing provincial funerals - reconvene on the eve of a small-town symphony concert.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karel Blažek
Bambas
Zdeněk Bezušek
Petr
Věra Křesadlová
Štěpa
Jan Vostrčil
Grandfather
Jaroslava Štědrá
Marie
Vlastimila Vlková
Grandmother
Karel Uhlík
Pharmacist
Miroslav Cvrk
Kája

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Passer
Writers: Jaroslav Papoušek, Ivan Passer, Václav Šašek
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Josef Střecha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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CAST

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Karel Blažek and Zdeněk Bezušek and Věra Křesadlová carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Passer directs. Josef Střecha behind the camera. Jiřina Lukešová cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Josef Střecha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jiřina Lukešová shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Karel Blažek and Zdeněk Bezušek and Věra Křesadlová carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0060543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.