The Country Teacher
When a young natural sciences teacher (Pavel Liška) turns down a prestigious school in Prague to work in the backwaters of a remote Czech village, it seems like an odd choice, but he's looking for the space and quiet that he thinks only the country can afford. Once settled, he meets Marie (Zuz...
| Corporate Authors: | Pallas Film. |
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| Other Authors: | Sláma, Bohdan., Liška, Pavel., Bydžovská, Zuzana., Šedivý, Ladislav., Grylls, Pinny. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Czech |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Film Movement,
c2009.
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| Series: |
Film Movement series ;
year 7, film 4 |
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| Summary: |
When a young natural sciences teacher (Pavel Liška) turns down a prestigious school in Prague to work in the backwaters of a remote Czech village, it seems like an odd choice, but he's looking for the space and quiet that he thinks only the country can afford. Once settled, he meets Marie (Zuzana Bydžovská), a local widow whose husband left her to work their farm and raise an adolescent son (Ladislav Šedivý). They form a firm friendship, one she'd like to take further. What Marie does not realize is that the teacher has actually left Prague to escape both a former lover and the confusion he feels about his own sexuality. It is a reality he is forced to confront, however, when his ex-boyfriend arrives in town, upsetting the tenuous love triangle that has formed between Marie, the teacher and her insolent son. |
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| Item Description: |
Special features: theatrical trailer; biographies; the short film, Peter and Ben / a film by Pinny Grylls (UK : 10 min.). |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD. |
| Production Credits: |
Music, Vladimir Godár; photography, Diviš Marek; editor, Jan Daňhel. |