The Seventh Day, The Eighth Night

– An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterio..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Original Name:
Den sedmý - osmá noc
The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night (1969) - Also known as Den sedmý - osmá noc

An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

01 Jun 1990

Language:

Czech

Director:

Evald Schorm

Writer:

Zdenek Mahler, Evald Schorm

Main Actors:

Jan Libícek, Václav Babka, Josef Bek, Karel Belohradský

Plot:

A bus arrives to the village, carrying a group of traveling actors who begin to perform passion plays from the Bible. Editor Alena (Kveta Fialová), lover of one of the actors, Baritone (...

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10