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Postava k podpírání (1963)
An outstanding and spellbinding film.
This is an outstanding film and its Kafkaesque style is quite spellbinding. Although another reviewer has remarked that it must have been difficult to produce under a communist regime, it should be noted that Josef Kilian reached London during the 1960s (I have forgotten the year, but it was between 1964 and 1967) under the Anglo/ Czechoslovak Cultural Agreement agreed between the British and Czechoslovak Governments as part of a season of Czechoslovak films held at the National Film Theatre .
So it can be said that the film actually had the blessing of the Czechoslovak Government despite its underlying comment on communist-style government! It made a lasting impression on me and I have been searching for a video/DVD of it for many years so that I can see it again. Let's hope that someone will produce one, as I have never heard of it being shown anywhere since. I cannot forget the line of ducks crossing the forlorn streets from time to time, or have I imagined that part? A must for anyone who likes first class films with intriguing story-lines.