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7.4/10   218 votes
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Director:
Ivan Fíla
Writer:
Ivan Fíla (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 May 1997 (Czech Republic) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Quiet yet powerful movie - you'll remember long after you've seen it more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Lenka Vlasáková ... Lea

Christian Redl ... Strehlow
Hanna Schygulla ... Wanda
Miroslav Donutil ... Gregor Palty

Udo Kier ... Block
Gerd Lohmeyer ... Postmaster
Tereza Vetrovská ... Young Lea
Ivan Gogál ... Father of Lea (as Ivo Gogál)
Klára Jirsáková ... Mother of Lea
Oliver Stritzel ... Doctor
Herman Van Ulzen ... Administrator
Zuzana Kronerová ... Beata Paltyova
Sona Valentová ... Doctor
Mojmir Kucera ... Jakub
Ján Melkovic ... Station-master
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Language:
Slovak
Color:
Color
Company:
Avista Film more

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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Quiet yet powerful movie - you'll remember long after you've seen it, 12 June 2004
10/10
Author: from Toronto, Canada

I saw this movie late one night long after I should have gone to bed. I didn't expect much since there is a lot of drivel on at that time of night, but was very pleasantly surprised. This is a quiet film. There are no bombs, car wrecks or much in the way of sweaty bodies here. There isn't even much dialogue - body language and glances often do the talking.

The film's focus is instead its characters. The title character and the man she finds herself married to are both extremely complex, interesting personalities. Lea, is a remarkable blend of frail beauty and incredible strength. Since abuse (cycles of it) and loss (also cycles of it) are strong themes in "Lea" the film is sometimes emotionally hard to deal with, but because everything is so beautifully acted and directed I found that I couldn't turn away. Definitely worth watching.

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