This three-part ballad, which often uses music to stand in for dialogue, remains the most perfect embodiment of Nemec’s vision of a film world independent of reality. Mounting a defense of timid, inhibited, clumsy, and unsuccessful individuals, the three protagonists are a complete antithesis of the industrious heroes of socialist aesthetics. Martyrs of Love cemented Nemec’s reputation as the kind of unrestrained nonconformist the Communist establishment considered the most dangerous to their ideology.
Stars: Petr Kopřiva, Marta Kubišová, Hana Kuberová, Jan Klusák, Karel Gott, Vladimír Preclík
Crew: Jan Němec (Story), Ester Krumbachová (Screenplay), Alena Mikeťuková (Assistant Director), Ester Krumbachová (Story), Jan Němec (Screenplay), Jiří Mikeťuk (First Assistant Director)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov
Runtime: 71 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 21, 1967
IMDb: 5.8
Keywords:anthology
