The Garden (1968 film)

The Garden
Directed byJan Švankmajer
Written byJan Švankmajer
Ivan Kraus
Based onLiving Fence
by Ivan Kraus
Produced byJosef Soukup
StarringJiří Hálek
Luděk Kopřiva
CinematographySvatopluk Malý
Edited byMilada Sádková
Music byZdeněk Liška
Production
company
Krátký Film Praha
Release date
  • August 1968 (1968-08)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

The Garden (Czech: Zahrada) is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Jan Švankmajer.[1] It is based on a story by Ivan Kraus Living Fence.[2][3]

Plot

Josef invites his old friend Franta to his home. Franta is shocked when he finds out that the house is surrounded by people who are holding their hands. Josef shows Franta his garden but Franta eventually asks who the people are. Josef tells him it is his hedge (lit. "living fence" in Czech) and that the people in the fence are volunteers that Josef has some knowledge about. Franta eventually finds his place in the fence.[4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Zahrada (1968)". Czech and Slovak Film Database. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Jan Švankmajer: Zahrada". www.odaha.com (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Zahrada". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Zahrada (1968)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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