Lea (1996)

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100 min - Drama | Romance - 22 May 1997 (Czech Republic)

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51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother... See full summary »

Director:

Ivan Fíla

Writers:

Ivan Fíla (screenplay), Lubomir Feldek (poems)

Stars:

Lenka Vlasáková, Christian Redl and Hanna Schygulla

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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 Krónerová	...	Beata Paltyova
	Sona Valentová	...	Doctor
	Mojmir Kucera	...	Jakub
	Ján Melkovic	...	Station-master

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51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>

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