This absurdist parable about the doting mother of a brutal torturer was shot without the permission of the Czechoslovak authorities and was specially commissioned at the Amsterdam Film Festival. A wordless play with Christmas music on the soundtrack, the film’s themes are nothing less than love and humanity.
Screens before Late Night Talks with Mother.
Film details
Productielanden
Netherlands, West Germany
Jaar
1967
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2017
Lengte
11'
Medium/Formaat
Betacam SP
Taal
English
Première status
None
Director
Jan Němec
Producer
Wim Verstappen, Pim de la Parra
Screenplay
Jan Němec
Cinematography
Mat van Hensbergen
Principal cast
Peter Straub, Carla de la Carança, Miroslav Dohnal, Eduard Hrubeš, Jiří Janoušek