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Fénix

1981

A quiet, thoughtful character study that lingers on a woman's inner conflict between duty and personal choice.

Directed by
Dušan Trančík
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuzana Kronerová, Jiří Kodet, Ivan Vyskočil
Overview
Even a top athlete, a discus thrower, faces difficulties when she has to consider her future. She seems to lack nothing: the socialist physical education provides her with all the necessary facilities to prepare for the Olympics, she trusts a responsible coach. However, when she returns to her hometown, she still considers whether she made the right decision. When she becomes pregnant, she finds herself at a crucial moment.

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Directed by
Dušan Trančík
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuzana Kronerová, Jiří Kodet, Ivan Vyskočil
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How it feels

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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
    • identity
    • ambition
    • parenthood
    • work
    • freedom
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
    Vanda Facunová, Dušan Trančík
    Starring
    Zuzana Kronerová, Jiří Kodet, Ivan Vyskočil, Ľudovít Greššo, Július Vašek, Anna Šulajová, Radka Pelikánová, Roman Skamene
    Music
    Angelo Michajlov
    Cinematography
    Viktor Svoboda
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    Czech, Slovak

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