Zelary Movie Review 2003

Eliska (Geislerova) is a confident young medical student in 1943 Prague whose life is interrupted by the Nazi invasion. She joins the resistance, but her cell is soon discovered, forcing her to flee with a sympathetic patient (Cserhalmi) to a rural village. In order to avert suspicion, she must marry the man and try to fit in. Slowly and gracefully follows Eliska's initial hesitation with her new benefactor and environment until she is won over by their kindness and strength of character. Lovingly shot and acted, if a bit overlong.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 150 minutes.
Originally from Czech, Austrian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, World War II, Eastern Europe, Period Piece: 1940s, Doctors & Nurses, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs

Screenplay

Petr Jarchovsky

Cast

Anna Geislerova, Ivan Trojan, Jan Hrusinsky, Iva Bittova, Tomas Zatecka, Jaroslava Adamova

Cinematography

Asen Sopov

Director

Ondrej Trojan

Music

Petr Ostouchov

Other

Vladimir Barak, Katarina Bielikova, Milan Bycek