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Réalisation:
Dušan HanákActeurs·trices:
Jana Šulcová, Magda Vášáryová, Václav Helšus, Ursula Dirichs, Mária Jelenčiaková, Ilse Matheis, Stanislav Dančiak, Zdena Studenková (plus)Résumés(1)
"This film is about troubles and desires of two half-sisters. The psychologist Naďa and the actress Elena desire closeness and fellowship with each other. It's a narcissistic relationship. I've always been interested in that which is hidden, that which connects and divides humans. On a different note, this film also speaks about private lives in the totalitarian society. The writer Martin fights for his identity and the right to live and work in such a way that will bring him satisfaction. But that is a common topic in all of our stories." (Dušan Hanák) The author once again focuses on motherhood as the basic axis of womanhood: while Elena bears a child at a later age, Naďa is going through a crisis following a surgery which deprives her of the possibility to have children. At the same time, it is about meeting and passing by of three different personalities, three vain attempts at happiness. (MFFK Febiofest)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Of the few feature films by Dušan Hanák, the last two in particular are an excellent experience. Here, in Private Lives, he collaborates repeatedly with Magda Vášáryová after Simple Pleasures. Vášáryová's acting partner is Šulcová and their common fate is Helšus. The sisters are each different. The older one is just coming to terms with the fact that she will never have any more children, and the younger one is becoming a mother for the first time. The older one takes care of others, while the younger one is an actress. Their mother makes it clear which of them she considers weaker. Despite their professions and roles in society, both of them live very ordinary lives, with no luxury to fall back on... especially when their husband refuses to write pro-regime orders. A dense civilian film about a generation that could have had it all.
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