Údolí včel (film)
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The Valley of the Bees is a 1967 Czechoslovak historical drama film directed by František Vláčil
. The boy Ondrej grows to manhood in a harsh religious order, where, with a hint of homoerotic tension, a Teutonic knight and veteran of the crusades becomes his mentor. When Ondrej eventually flees this life to which he was forcibly consigned, settling in the castle of his childhood to marry his father’s young widow, it becomes clear that his unforgiving mentor is prepared to pursue him to the ends of the earth.
This film was written by Vladimír Körner
. Theodor Pištěk
designed the costumes for the film.
František Vlácil
František Vláčil was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers , but his main area became played film...
. The boy Ondrej grows to manhood in a harsh religious order, where, with a hint of homoerotic tension, a Teutonic knight and veteran of the crusades becomes his mentor. When Ondrej eventually flees this life to which he was forcibly consigned, settling in the castle of his childhood to marry his father’s young widow, it becomes clear that his unforgiving mentor is prepared to pursue him to the ends of the earth.
This film was written by Vladimír Körner
Vladimír Körner
Vladimír Körner is a Czech novelist and screenwriter. His novels were also used as screenplay for about 20 films.- External links :...
. Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk (costume designer)
Theodor Pištěk is a Czech artist known for creating photo-realistic drawings and paintings, movie costumes and decorations. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film Amadeus, and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category for the film Valmont.He is the son of...
designed the costumes for the film.
Cast
- Petr CepekPetr CepekPetr Čepek was a Czech actor associated with The Drama Club in Prague. His final film was Faust, directed by Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer.- Filmography :* 1961: Dva z onoho světa...
as "Ondrej" - Jan Kacer as "Armin"
- Vera Galatíková as "Lenora"
- Zdenek Kryzánek as "Lord of Vlkov"
- Miroslav MacháčekMiroslav MachácekMiroslav Macháček was a Czech theatre director and actor.- Life and theatre career :Miroslav Macháček was born in Nymburk. His father was a car painter and a custodian of the theatre in Nymburk and sometimes worked as an actor and director, as well. Young Miroslav could see many famous Czech...
as "Brown Friar" - Josef SomrJosef SomrJosef Somr is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.-Selected filmography:* Valley of the Bees * Což takhle dát si špenát...
as "Rotgier" - Václav KotvaVáclav KotvaVáclav Kotva was a Czech actor.- Teaching career :After graduation in the 1950s Kotva became a teacher...
as "Farmer"