Germany / Feb 01, 1991 / Berlin International Film Festival
When the Stars Were Red (1991)
Directed by Dušan Trančík
1h 27minruntime
1vote
0reviews
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In 1950, Jozef watched the communists assume control over his native Hungary. He was too young to have an opinion about it, but he was mightily impressed all the same. Now it is 1968, and he is a young man. When the Russian tanks come rolling through his village on their way to suppress the stirrings of freedom in Prague, he does what he can to ensure that he's in good odor with those who will inevitably come out on top. This meandering political drama is apparently an exploration of opportunism, but reviewers gave it low marks for clarity of exposition.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Keď hviezdy boli červené |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina |
| Production countries | France, Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UGC-Hachette Première, Constellation, Slovenská filmová tvorba, CNC |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1991 |
| Production | Čédomir Kolar, Claudie Ossard |
| Writer | Eugen Gindl, Dušan Trančík |
| Editing | Maros Cernák |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Smutný |
| Assistant directors | Dušan Trančík |
| Camera operators | Vladimír Smutný |
| Additional photography | Vladimír Smutný |
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| Production design | Miloš Pietor |
| Art direction | Miloš Pietor |
| Set decoration | Miloš Pietor |
| Music | Václav Koubek |
| Sound | Václav Koubek |
| Costume design | Milan Čorba |
| Makeup | Milan Čorba |
| Hairstyling | Milan Čorba |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
XC / Sep 01, 1991
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