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Vánice

1962

A slow, earnest mountain drama that builds quiet tension through harsh weather and a hesitant hero's inner struggle.

Directed by
Čeněk Duba
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ivo Palec, Zuzana Fišárková, Josef Mixa
Overview
The winter Krkonoše Mountains have many pitfalls, especially if you are overly concerned about their treacherous splendour. The somewhat unheroic hero of this clumsily and uninterestingly shot film is a mail carrier who volunteers for the Mountain Service. Only in a blizzard does he overcome his fear of avalanches when he saves the lives of two hikers caught off guard by the suddenly deteriorating weather...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Čeněk Duba
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ivo Palec, Zuzana Fišárková, Josef Mixa
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • isolation
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Čeněk Duba
Written by
Jiří Mucha, Čeněk Duba
Starring
Ivo Palec, Zuzana Fišárková, Josef Mixa, Michaela Bendová, Vladimír Menšík, Slávka Budínová, Josef Hlinomaz, Věra Kalendová
Music
Miloš Vacek
Cinematography
Jaromír Holpuch
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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