A Country Teacher

Pavel Liška and Zuzana Bydžovská in the lead roles of Bohdan Sláma's film about the longing for love and human closeness, awarded two Czech Lions.

Venkovský učitel
Czechia, France, Germany 2007
121 min.
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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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A young teacher leaves his secondary school and parents in the capital and arrives at a village school; he hopes his new position will help him find out who he really is. He slowly gains the trust of the local people, in particular, the unconventional landowner Marie and her 17-year-old son. A visit from the teacher’s friend from Prague transforms this outwardly serene place into a smouldering pyre of broken relationships. Marie and especially her son are alarmed to discover that their new friend is a homosexual. Will the heroes of this poetic drama be able to find the strength to forgive and to recast their desire for love and friendship? Bohdan Sláma develops the theme of yearning and forgiveness in an intimate story of three people. This highly acclaimed film won two Czech Lions (for screenplay and actress playing the female lead, Zuzana Bydžovská), it won the Audience Award at the Festival of East European Cinema in Cottbus, and at the Stockholm Film Festival it garnered awards for actress Zuzana Bydžovská and cameraman Diviš Marek.

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Credits
Director: Bohdan Sláma
Screenplay: Bohdan Sláma
Cinematography: Diviš Marek
Music: Vladimír Godár
Sound: Jan Čeněk
Editing: Jan Daňhel
Production Design: Václav Novák, Petr Pištěk, Martin Mička
Producer: Pavel Strnad, Petr Oukropec, Thanassis Karathanos, Karl Baumgartner, Jaroslav Kučera
Co-production: Pascal Caucheteux
Costumes: Zuzana Krejzková
Cast: Pavel Liška, Zuzana Bydžovská, Ladislav Šedivý, Marek Daniel, Tereza Ramba, Marie Ludvíková, Zuzana Kronerová, Miroslav Krobot
Awards

Czech Lions

2008 – Zuzana Bydžovská (Best Actress)

Czech Lions

2008 – Bohdan Sláma (Best Screenplay)

Cottbus Film Festival

2008 – Bohdan Sláma (Audience Award)

Stockholm Film Festival

2008 – Zuzana Bydžovská (Best Actress)

Stockholm Film Festival

2008 – Diviš Marek (Best Cinematography)

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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.