Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Václav HuňkaComposer:
Jiří SrnkaCast:
Radovan Lukavský, Blanka Bohdanová, Jiřina Švorcová, Zdeněk Kutil, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Jarmila Kurandová, Milada Vítová, Luděk Munzar, Ilja Prachař, Petr Kostka (more)Plots(1)
The first collaboration between screenwriter Jan Procházka and director Karel Kachyňa resulted in the film Fetters, which in its title suggests the dilemmas of the protagonist, veterinarian Klimes, who finds himself at a crossroads in his life. Will he choose a well-paid job in a slaughterhouse and life alongside a wife used to luxury, with whom he does not get along? Or will he return to his love from the past, now an active functionary, and help sick animals in collectivized socialist agriculture? The rainy night scenery in which much of the film takes place underlines the film’s sombre mood. The transitions between the luxurious villa and the muddy roads and barns in which the characters move create an interesting contrast. A major asset of the film is the remarkable performance of Radovan Lukavský in the lead role. Fetters hinted at the potential that the creative duo has yet to develop and perfect in their future collaborations. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Radovan Lukavský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Blanka Bohdanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ryba ve čtyřech (1987) (TV movie)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Jiřina Švorcová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980) (TV movie)
Radúz a Mahulena (1959) (TV movie)
Smugglers of Death (1959)
Zdeněk Kutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
The Good Soldier Schweik 2: Beg to Report, Sir (1957)
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Jarmila Kurandová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Conscience (1948)
Barometr (1969) (TV movie)
Milada Vítová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Five Girls Around the Neck (1967)
Fetters (1961)
Hodinky bez vodotrysku (1974) (TV movie)
Luděk Munzar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984) - narrator
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Petr Kostka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Josef Koza
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
On the Trail of Blood (1969)
Black Peter (1963)
Milan Holubář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Christmas with Elizabeth (1968)
Poslední návrat (1982) (TV movie)
Smugglers of Death (1959)
Anna Ferencová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Strašidlo cantervillské (1989) (TV movie)
What's Up Doc? (1984)
As Good as Poison (1985)
Lubomír Černý
Best movies:
Fetters (1961)
Rychlík do Ostravy (1960)
Karel Duba
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
The Golden Fern (1963)
Fetters (1961)
Sláva Kunst
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Fetters (1961)
V každém pokoji žena (1974)
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Karel Pilar
Best movies:
Fetters (1961)
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Pohled do očí (1961)
Pavel Vitoch
Best movies:
If a Thousand Clarinets (1964)
Fetters (1961)
Bylo čtvrt a bude půl (1968)
Vladimír Navrátil
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
The Assassination (1964)