Description
Larks on a Thread / Skrivanci na niti Remastered Blu-Ray
Synopsis
Skřivánci na niti (Closely Watched Birds) is Jiří Menzel’s powerful, poetic film based on Bohumil Hrabal’s stories. Set in a 1950s Kladno steelworks, it follows intellectuals, tradesmen, and believers punished for their “political crimes,” forced to work alongside imprisoned women accused of trying to flee the country. Through absurd, tragic, and tender moments, Menzel captures Hrabal’s vision of life’s beauty and resilience amid oppression. Banned for 20 years, this masterpiece stands as a timeless critique of totalitarian hypocrisy and a celebration of human spirit.
Product Details Remastered Blu-Ray
Length 95 min.
Production Year 1969
Audio Czech
Subtitles Czech, English, Polish
Format Blu-Ray
Region ALL
Director Jiri Menzel
Cast Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlastimil Brodsky, Vaclav Neckar, Jitka Zelenohorska
Also Known As:
Argentina - Alondras en un hilo
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) - Чучулиги на кoнец
Brazil - Andorinhas por um Fio
Germany - Lerchen am Faden
Denmark - Lærker i snor
Spain - Alondras en el alambre
Finland - Kuin leivoset langalla
France - Alouettes, le fil à la patte
Greece (DVD title) - Pagidevmenoi korydalloi
Hungary - Pacsirták cérnaszálon
Italy - Allodole sul filo
Netherlands (informal literal title) - Leeuweriken aan een draadje
Poland - Skowronki na uwiezi
Sweden - Lärkmarionetter
Soviet Union (Russian title) - Жаворонки на нити
World-wide (English title) - Larks on a String
Czech - Skřivánci na niti
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