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…And the Fifth Horseman Is Fear
Why this pick
Its fractured, claustrophobic perspective and morally compromised characters sustain the introspective unease and psychological pressure of Schorm’s drama.
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MOVIE1967 1h 38m CZE
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jiří Menzel
Jirí
Dana Medřická
Olga
Jana Brejchová
Jana