Lovers in the Year One (1974)
Czechoslovakia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974
It is the summer of 1945. A party of young people are enjoying the beginning of a new life to the full. For them this is the year one. One of them, law student Pavel, is more attracted to film than to law. With his eight-millimeter camera, he films everything that catches his attention. One day he captures an interesting face on film, a girl with an air of mystery. Pavel visits the girl, whose name is Helena, and meets hers and her elder energetic sister Olga. From Olga, he learns that the girls have spent the years of German occupation in a concentration camp and cannot forget the horrors they have lived through.
Director: Jaroslav Balík
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: March 15, 1974
Cast
- Marta Vančurová - Helena Poláková
- Viktor Preiss - Pavel Krouza
- Libuše Švormová - Olga
- Petr Svojtka - Evžen
- Jana Švandová - Jana
- Ota Sklenčka - Director
- Bedřich Prokoš - Professor
- Jiří Kodet - Assistant
- Jan Teplý - Young Man
- Naďa Konvalinková - Jarmila
Screenplay
- Ota Hofman (Creative Producer)
- Jan Otčenášek (Story)
- Jan Otčenášek (Screenplay)
- Jaroslav Balík (Screenplay)
- Zdeněk Borovec (Lyricist)
Music: Karel Mareš
Cinematography: Jan Čuřík
Editing: Jiřina Lukešová
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Jaroslav Balík
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lovers in the Year One about?
- It is the summer of 1945. A party of young people are enjoying the beginning of a new life to the full. For them this is the year one. One of them, law student Pavel, is more attracted to film than to law. With his eight-millimeter camera, he films everything that catches his attention. One day he captures an interesting face on film, a girl with an air of mystery. Pavel visits the girl, whose name is Helena, and meets hers and her elder energetic sister Olga. From Olga, he learns that the girls have spent the years of German occupation in a concentration camp and cannot forget the horrors they have lived through.
- Who directed Lovers in the Year One?
- Lovers in the Year One was directed by Jaroslav Balík.
- Who stars in Lovers in the Year One?
- Lovers in the Year One stars Marta Vančurová, Viktor Preiss, Libuše Švormová, Petr Svojtka, Jana Švandová, Ota Sklenčka.
- How long is Lovers in the Year One?
- Lovers in the Year One has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Lovers in the Year One?
- Lovers in the Year One is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Lovers in the Year One produced?
- Lovers in the Year One was produced in Czechoslovakia.