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Funeral Ceremony (1990)

Original title: Smuteční slavnost

1990-06-01 · 1h 10m · CS
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Matylda (Jaroslava Ticha), who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan (Ludvik Kroner). While Matylda hopes to have a funeral for Jan in the small town where they once lived, there are complications. Years earlier, Jan spoke out against the Communist government and was consequently expelled from the town. When Matylda fails to convince a local politician to allow the ceremony, she uses her husband's funeral as a public show of dissent.

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Zdenek SirovýDirector, WriterEva KantůrkováWriter

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Jaroslava TicháJaroslava TicháĽudovít KronerĽudovít KronerJan ChladilJosef SomrJosef SomrJana VychodilováJana VychodilováGustav OpočenskýGustav OpočenskýJosef BartůněkJosef BartůněkVáclav BouškaVáclav BouškaBožena BöhmováBožena BöhmováJaroslav HeydukJaroslav HeydukVladimír HuberVladimír HuberZdeněk KryzánekZdeněk KryzánekFrantišek KubíčekFrantišek Kubíček

Keywords

CzechoslovakiaBanned before release

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityCzechoslovakia · Banned Before ReleaseDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference623381Actor preference376377 · 382922 · 410334

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What is Funeral Ceremony about?

Matylda (Jaroslava Ticha), who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan (Ludvik Kroner). While Matylda hopes to have a funeral for Jan in the small town where they once lived, there are complications. Years earlier, Jan spoke out against the Communist government and was consequently expelled from the town. When Matylda fails to convince a local politician to allow the ceremony, she uses her husband's funeral as a public show of dissent.

How long is Funeral Ceremony?

Funeral Ceremony has a runtime of 70 minutes.