Martyrs of Love
– This three-part ballad, which often uses music to stand in for dialogue, remains the most perfect em..
This three-part ballad, which often uses music to stand in for dialogue, remains the most perfect embodiment of Nemec’s vision of a film world independent of reality. Mounting a defense of timid, inhibited, clumsy, and unsuccessful individuals, the three protagonists are a complete antithesis of the industrious heroes of socialist aesthetics. Martyrs of Love cemented Nemec’s reputation as the kind of unrestrained nonconformist the Communist establishment considered the most dangerous to their ideology.
21 Apr 1967
Czech
Jan Nemec
Ester Krumbachová, Jan Nemec
Lindsay Anderson, Alena Cepková, Jitka Cerhová, Denisa Dvoráková
A series of loosely connected shorts comprised of three tales representing different aspects of love: temptation, dreams, and adventure.
1 win & 1 nomination.