''The Ear'' ( cz, Ucho) is a Czech language

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Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1920, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother ...

, completed in 1970. This film was

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by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces). It wasn't released until the fall of the communist regime in 1989.

Plot

The film is about a bitter married couple that consists of Ludvík, a senior official of Prague's ruling

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regime, and his alcoholic wife Anna. They return home after attending a political party dinner and notice their home has been broken into. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government. As the night progresses, the flaws of their marriage and of each other are exposed.

Cast

* Radoslav Brzobohatý as Ludvík *

Jiřina Bohdalová Jiřina Bohdalová (born 3 May 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a Czech actress. Career She began acting in theatre and film at an early age. She was accepted to The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts ...

as Anna *

Jiří Císler Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B *Jiří Antonín Benda *Jiří Baborovský *Jiří Barta *Jiří Bartoška *Jiří Bicek * Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla *Jiří ...

as Standa *

Miroslav Holub Miroslav Holub (; 13 September 1923 – 14 July 1998) was a Czech poet and immunologist. Holub's work was heavily influenced by his experiences as an Immunologist, writing many poems using his scientific knowledge to poetic effect. His work ...

as Russian general * Milica Kolofiková as Woman at the party *

Jaroslav Moučka Jaroslav Moučka (9 November 1923 in Studená – 26 December 2009 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He performed in more than eighty films between 1954 and 2000. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moucka, Jar ...

as Vagera

Awards

1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990 in film, 1990. The Palme d'Or went to ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'' by David Lynch. The festival opened with ''Dreams (1990 film), Dreams'', directed by Akira Kurosawa and clo ...

- Nominated for the Golden Palm for

Book

* ''Ear'', Karolinum Press, 2022. .

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