The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Karel KachyňaScreenplay
- Jan ProcházkaScreenplay
- Jan NovákOriginal Music Composer
- Karel KachyňaDirector
Cast
- Jana BrejchováJeptiska zvaná Slecna
- Mnislav HofmannPicin
- Gustáv ValachAmbroz
- Josef KemrPastor
- Josef ElsnerJan Sabatka
- Čestmír ŘandaAlois Skovajs
- Jaroslav MoučkaVitášek
- Josef VětrovecJosef Barina
- Valerie KaplanováFilipa
- Libuše HavelkováKlára Jedličková
- Karel HouskaTapa
- Zdeněk KryzánekHajný
Stills
Themes
based on novel or book