1970 · drama · thriller · czech
The Ear
Directed by Karel Kachyňa1h 35m1970
Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.
Our read: The Ear (1970) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · thriller · czech entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- bleak
- cold
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