Funeral Ceremonies

Funeral Ceremonies

18.2. 20:00
CS Film
75 minutes
1969
Czechoslovakia Drama

Matylda (Jaroslava Ticha), who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan (Ludvik Kroner). While Matylda hopes to have a funeral for Jan in the small town where they once lived, there are complications. Years earlier, Jan spoke out against the Communist government and was consequently expelled from the town. When Matylda fails to convince a local politician to allow the ceremony, she uses her husband's funeral as a public show of dissent.

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Czech
1969
Czechoslovakia Drama

Matylda (Jaroslava Ticha), who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan (Ludvik Kroner). While Matylda hopes to have a funeral for Jan in the small town where they once lived, there are complications. Years earlier, Jan spoke out against the Communist government and was consequently expelled from the town. When Matylda fails to convince a local politician to allow the ceremony, she uses her husband's funeral as a public show of dissent.

Creators

Zdenek Sirový, E. Kantůrková, Jiří Kalach, Zdenek Sirový

Cast

Jaroslav Moučka, Blažena Slavíčková, Lída Roubíková, Vlastimila Vlková, Jan Kühmund, Jaroslav Vlk, Jaroslav Rajzík, Vladimír Huber, Josef Somr, Ludmila Roubíková, Václav Bouska, Jaroslav Rajzik, Hynek Němec, G. Opočenský, Ľudovít Kroner, Jan Kühnmund, Zdeněk Kryzánek, František Kubíček, Marie Motlová, Božena Böhmová, Jaroslava Tichá, Jana Vychodilová, Josef Bartůněk, Jaroslav Heyduk