Larks on a String is a Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel. The movie was banned by the Czechoslovak government. It saw release in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. Menzel tells the stories of various characters considered bourgeois by Czechoslovakia's communist government in the 1950s, who have been forced to work in a junkyard for the purposes of re-education.
| Original Title | Lerchen am Faden | ||||||||||||||||
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| German Title | Lerchen am Faden | ||||||||||||||||
| French Title | Alouettes, le fil à la patte | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Titles | Allodole sul filo - Larks on a Thread - Skrivánci na niti | ||||||||||||||||
| Directed by | Jiri Menzel | ||||||||||||||||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| Available Formats | Blu-ray, DCP | ||||||||||||||||
| Screenplay | Jirí Menzel, d'après/nach Bohumil Hrabal | ||||||||||||||||
| Film Editing | Jirina Lukesová | ||||||||||||||||
| Soundtrack | Stepán Konícek | ||||||||||||||||
| Cinematography | Jaromír Sofr | ||||||||||||||||
| Sound | Jirí Pavlik | ||||||||||||||||
| Décors | Oldrich Bosák | ||||||||||||||||
| Costumes | Dagmar Krausova | ||||||||||||||||
| Production | Karel Kochman | ||||||||||||||||
| Runtime | 94 Min. | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Tschechisch/d/f oder it. | ||||||||||||||||
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Berlinale 1990: Goldener Bär
«Auf der Berlinale 1990 bekam Jiri Menzel den Goldenen Bären. Für einen Film, den er in dem Jahr drehte, das nach dem Prager Frühling kam. Es war „Lerchen am Faden“, einer der schönsten MenzelFilme, eine Satire über die „Umerziehung arbeitsscheuer bourgeoiser Elemente“. „Lerchen am Faden“ hat den Regierenden auch nicht gefallen, weshalb er 1990 noch immer nagelneu war. Das ist das Gute an Verboten.» Tagesspiegel Berlin
«Ein Film, der dem Totalitarismus direkt in die Augen schaut und, statt ihm ins Gesicht zu spucken, ihn laut auslacht.» Austin Chronicle
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