Closely Watched Trains
By September 17, 2001
In the late Sixties, when Czechoslovakian films burst upon the West, they seemed something of a miracle. They were small in scale. They were typically about ordinary Read more »
- Czech Republic
- 1966
- 93 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- Czech
- Spine #131
SYNOPSIS: At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot. Wry and tender, Academy Award™-winning Closely Watched Trains is a masterpiece of human observation and one of the best-loved films of the Czech New Wave.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Milos Hrma | Václav Neckár |
| Dispatcher Hubicka | Josef Somr |
| Councilor Zednicek | Vlastimil Brodsky |
| Masa’s Uncle Noneman | Ferdinand Kruta |
| Novak | Alois Vachek |
| Stationmaster Lanska | Vladimír Valenta |
| Masa | Jitka Bendová |
| Virginia Svata, the telegraphist | Jitka Zelenohorská |
Credits
| Director | Jirí Menzel |
| Producer | Dr. Zdenek Oves |
| Screenplay | Bohumil Hrabal and Jirí Menzel |
| Cinematography | Jaromír Sofr |
| From the novel by | Bohumil Hrabal |
| Editing | Jirina Lukesová |
| Art director | Oldrich Bosák |
| Set decoration | Jirí Cvrcek |
| Sound | Jirí Pavlík |
| Music | Jirí Sust |
| Assistant director | Bohumil Kouba |
| Wardrobe by | Olga Dimitrovová |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer
- U.S. theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
