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The Hope

1964 · 92 min

A somber, slow immersion into the margins of city life, where hardship and drink blur together into quiet desperation.

Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hana Hegerová, Rudolf Hrušínský, František Peterka
Overview
A group of outcasts, including a vagabond and a prostitute, gather at the outskirts of the industrial area of a large Czech city, one of the things that helps some of them survive is alcohol.

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Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hana Hegerová, Rudolf Hrušínský, František Peterka
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • addiction
    • loneliness
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Karel Kachyňa
    Written by
    Karel Kachyňa, Jan Procházka
    Starring
    Hana Hegerová, Rudolf Hrušínský, František Peterka, Otto Šimánek, Václav Neužil st., Pavel Spálený, Ladislav Kazda, Josef Koza
    Music
    Jan Novák
    Cinematography
    Josef Vaniš
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    Czech

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