Josef Somr, Miroslav Machácek, Petr Cepek, Zdenek Kryzanek

After his father marries a teenage bride, 12-year-old Ondrej is banished from the household and sent to live and study with a strict religious order. It isn't long before the boy begins to reflect on ...( read more  read more... )existential matters and question his fundamental set of beliefs. Exploring the nature of faith and doubt, Czechoslovakian director Frantisek Vlacil's poetic rumination set during the Middle Ages packs a dramatic wallop.

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Directed by: Frantisek Vlácil

Release Date: December 31, 1967

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DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006

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  • October 11, 2009
    WEB-LETTERBOX. Excelente y contundente tragedia, con toda la belleza propia del cine de Vlácil. Comunica a la perfección el mundo interior de sus personajes sin perder de vista su épico discurso. / Excellent and forceful tragedy, with all the beauty one can expect from Vlácil's c...( read more)inema. Perfectly communicates the internal world of its characters without losing sight of its epic discourse.

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