by Karel Kachyna · Malavida Films · DVD · EAN 3760098461523
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«Vive la république !» is the movie by Karel Kachyňa (1965), starring Zdenek Jarolímek, Nadezda Gajerová and Vlado Müller, on DVD.
In 1945, in a small Moravian village, Olin, a twelve-year-old boy who suffers the mockery of other children and the violence of his father, takes refuge in daydreams. As German troops withdraw and the arrival of the Red Army is expected, the village children set off to hide the horses in the forest, in an adventure between madness and death.
Czech black-and-white movie, with 4/3 image, Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and French subtitles. Runs 132 minutes. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.
For fans of European auteur cinema and the Czechoslovak New Wave, with a poetic and harsh treatment of war from a child's perspective.
