The Millennial Bee

– Family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovakian village. The film captures the period of thirty..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1983
Original Name:
Tisícročná včela
The Millennial Bee (1983) - Also known as Tisícročná včela

Family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovakian village. The film captures the period of thirty years (1887-1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry, in the second part, his son is centre stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately resulted in the first World War.

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Release Date:

01 Mar 1984

Language:

Slovak, Czech, Hungarian

Director:

Juraj Jakubisko

Writer:

Juraj Jakubisko, Peter Jaros (novel), Peter Jaros (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jozef Kroner, Stefan Kvietik, Michal Docolomanský, Jana Janovská

Plot:

A historic mega-film, one family saga, three generations (1887 -1917) assimilated to the bee community in the hive. The queen bee serves as a big mother that symbolizes the family and national roots, the power and meaning of tradition and the return to it. The mosaic of the bricklaying Pichanda family's lives is made of love, hope, hard work, human understanding and also the tragedies of economic crisis, war and human malice. Dreams, symbols, and life in all its forms create a colored rainbow spanning from birth to death and from mystery to reality and back.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

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Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10