Czechia / Nov 14, 1996 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Told via flashback, this raw, emotional drama chronicles the events that led a 22-year-old Czech Gypsy to prison. Marian was born to an alcoholic father and a terrible mother. As a result he is sent to a government orphanage where he is labelled a problem child for his inability to speak Czech. Life in the orphanage is devoid of love and offers only minimal physical comforts. Sometimes life there is brutal. His one bright spot was the time he first spent with a kindly and encouraging teacher who inspired in him hope for a better future. One day something goes wrong and the teacher is forced to punish Marian who retaliates by stabbing her. Marian is a teen by the time he is released from a juvenile reformatory. He falls in love for the first time, but because it is a foreign emotion, he doesn't know how to deal with it. By this time, the cruelty that has marked his life in institutions seems to have fated him to be a criminal and for Marian there can be no turning back.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jaroslav Dufek |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Marian |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Czech International Films, Česká televize, Tosara Film, Krátký film Praha, Artcam International, Les Films de L'Observatoire |
| Release date | 14 novembre 1996 |
| Production | Kristina Petrová, Philippe Avril, Petr Václav, Čestmír Kopecký, Joël Farges |
| Writer | Jan Šikl, Petr Václav |
| Editing | Alois Fišárek |
| Cinematography | Štěpán Kučera, Ivan Šimůnek, Robert Novák, Jiří Hanzl |
| Assistant directors | Jasmina Blažević, Pavel Marek, Tomáš Obermaier, Petr Václav, Petr Samec |
| Camera operators | Štěpán Kučera, Ivan Šimůnek, Robert Novák, Jiří Hanzl |
| Additional photography | Štěpán Kučera, Ivan Šimůnek, Robert Novák, Jiří Hanzl |
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| Production design | Martin Kurel, David Voborský, Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Aleš Najbrt |
| Art direction | Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Martin Kurel, David Voborský, Aleš Najbrt |
| Set decoration | Martin Kurel, David Voborský, Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Aleš Najbrt |
| Music | Jiří Václav, Daniel Němec |
| Sound | Daniel Němec, Jiří Václav |
| Costume design | Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Jana Radilová |
| Makeup | Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Jana Radilová |
| Hairstyling | Ester Krumbachová, Ondřej Nekvasil, Jana Radilová |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / May 08, 1998
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