Funeral Ceremony

Funeral Ceremony (1990)

Smuteční slavnost

Matylda, who lives in the Czech countryside, is trying to arrange burial plans for her dying husband, Jan. 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.

Date of release
1990-06-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Zdenek Sirový

Casting

Interesting facts

Funeral Ceremonies is a Czech drama film directed by Zdenek Sirový based on a novel by Eva Kantůrková. The film was banned after its completion in 1969 and wasn't released until 1990.

Production

The screenplay was based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Eva Kantůrková. She drew inspiration from the events she witnessed as a teenager. Majority of the movie was shot in Pelhřimov and its neighbouring villages Putimov and Nový Rychnov. After the completion on 24 September 1969 the film was banned and Sirový's directing career was sidelined. During the Normalization he was only allowed to direct pro-regime movies.

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