Holubice
Poetic / Drama
Czechoslovakia,
1960, 76 min
Directed by:
František VláčilScreenplay:
František VláčilCinematography:
Jan ČuříkComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Kateřina Irmanovová, Karel Smyczek, Gustav Püttjer, Václav Irmanov, Hans-Peter Reinecke, Karl Gärtner, František Kovářík, Vladimír Erlebach, Anna Pitašová (more)Plots(1)
A sick carrier pigeon en route to its home on the Baltic Sea becomes lost and lands in Prague, where it is rescued and nurtured back to health by a small, frail boy. Soon the boy and the bird develop a friendship that touches all around them. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
It's an eye-pleasing affair, of course, but as a whole, it feels more like an excellent exercise in composition.
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