Three Seasons in Hell
The feature debut of acclaimed commercial director Tomáš Mašín is loosely based on the autobiography of the famous leftist writer and philosopher Egon Bondy.
1947. Postwar Prague bubbles with life and energy: the period favors
sensuality and extravagance. Nineteen-year-old Ivan Heinz is the embodiment of
its dreams and ideals: he leaves home and his conservative father to give
himself eagerly over to a bohemian lifestyle. Self-satisfied and
confrontational, the young man writes poetry and finds understanding with a
like-minded, freethinking rebel named Jana. Then together the couple experience
the end of hope: after February 1948, the Communist regime, which Ivan once
fervently celebrated as an armchair Marxist, reveals its repressive side. The
lovers refuse to conform, barely surviving on the fringes of society while
planning to run away to Paris. But the clash with merciless reality soon
arrives, hard and unexpected…
Director Tomáš Mašín drew inspiration from the autobiography of leftist
underground poet, prose writer, and philosopher Egon Bondy. Having gained much
from the director’s experience creating acclaimed commercials, the
artistically striking retro film took three Czech Lions: Best Camera, Sound, and
Actor (Kryštof Hádek).
Czech Lions
2010 – Kryštof Hádek (Best Actor)
Czech Lions
2010 – Karl Oskarsson (Best Cinematography)
Czech Lions
2010 – Pavel Rejholec, Jakub Čech (Best Sound)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2010 – Tomáš Mašín (Don Quixote Award)
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