Pink Dreams
d. Dušan Hanák, Czechoslovakia, 1976, colour, 80 min.
An amiable picture about entering adulthood, great dreams, and the first - forbidden - love of a white postman, Jakub, and a pretty Gypsy girl, Jolanka. This is a poetic story, a mosaic of the playful world springing from the wild imagination of the village postman and its clash with the pragmatic mundane reality that finally beats the rosy dreams of the young protagonists. Director Dušan Hanák and screenwriter Dušan Dušek´s most popular film has been cherished by critics as well as wide audiences at home and abroad.
Synopsis
The Sun In a Net (1962)
A lyrical story of two young people who show pretended cynicism and rejection towards contemporary society in an attempt to hide their insecurities, lack of experience and fear of adult life. The film is celebrated as the beginning of the Chechoslovak New Wave.
The Organ (1964)
A drama set in the times of the wartime Slovak State. A young Polish deserter, who happens to be a gifted organist, hides from the fascists in a Franciscan monastery. His talent brings about a clash with the pettiness and close-mindedness of the local organist and choir leader.
Three Daughters (1967)
A classical motif of folk ballads about an ageing father and his three daughters is set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia of the early 1950s. After his property has been expropriated, a former landowner seeks refuge with his daughters, whom he had sent to a convent.
The Sun in a Net (1962)
The Organ (1964)
Three Daughters (1981)
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