Films / Film detail
The Fortress
CZ, FR, 1994, 96min.?
More than twenty years after shooting Squandered Sunday (1969) documentary filmmaker Drahomíra Vihanová made her second feature. This allegory involves a man socially marginalized for his unwillingness to fit in. He ends up in an… More
Synopsis
More than twenty years after shooting Squandered Sunday (1969) documentary filmmaker Drahomíra Vihanová made her second feature. This allegory involves a man socially marginalized for his unwillingness to fit in. He ends up in an unknown region where he gradually learns the truth of the way things operate, but because he refuses to keep his mouth shut he becomes an inconvenience. With its exemplary story, Kafkaesque atmosphere, black-and-white photography, the film is reminiscent of Czech writer-director films of the 1960s.
| Director | Drahomíra Vihanová |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Drahomíra Vihanová, Alexandr Kliment |
| Story | Alexandr Kliment |
| Director of photography | Jiří Macák |
| Editor | Drahomíra Vihanová |
| Sound | Libor Sedláček |
| Featuring | György Cserhalmi, Miroslav Donutil, Josef Kemr, Zuzana Kocúriková, Libor Tokoš, Jan Schmid, Stanislav Tříska |
| Producer | Aleš Hudský |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Synergia Film |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Krátký Film Praha |
| Sales | Krátký Film Praha |
| Co-production | Krátký Film Praha, Margo Films |
| Supported by fund | Ministry of Culture France |
| Premiere | 24.11.1994 |
| Award: | IFF San Sebastian (Spain) 1994 – FIPRESCI Prize, IFF Lisbon (Portugal) 1995 – Europe Award 2000, IFF Strasburk 1995 (France) – human rights prize, IFF Morocco 1995 – best acting performance (György Cserhalmi), IFF St. Therese (Canada) – jury special prize |
