Kawasaki's Rose
Encyclopedia
Kawasaki's Rose is a 2009 Czech drama film
directed by Jan Hřebejk
. The film was selected in the Czech Republic as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
, but it did not make the final shortlist. It had already won two prizes from independent juries at the Berlinale, as well as the Golden Kingfisher and viewers' prizes at the Czech festival Finale Plzen.
The film is a study of memory, the repressive Communist era, and reconciliation.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jan Hřebejk
Jan Hrebejk
Jan Hřebejk is a Czech film director.-Early life and education:Born in Prague, Hřebejk studied together with his classmate Petr Jarchovský at high school. Now Jarchovsky is a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter...
. The film was selected in the Czech Republic as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist. It had already won two prizes from independent juries at the Berlinale, as well as the Golden Kingfisher and viewers' prizes at the Czech festival Finale Plzen.
The film is a study of memory, the repressive Communist era, and reconciliation.
Cast
- Lenka VlasákováLenka VlasákováLenka Vlasáková is a Czech actress. She played the title role in Lea, released in 1997; Lucie in Kawasaki's Rose, released in 2010; and U Me Dobry, released in 2008.-References:...
as Lucie - Milan Mikulcík as Ludek
- Martin HubaMartin HubaMartin Huba is a Slovak actor and director on stage and in film.In 1964 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . He joined the Východoslovenské štátne divadlo in Košice. In 1967 he moved to the theater Divadlo na Korze in Bratislava, where he remained till its closure in...
as Pavel - Daniela KolárováDaniela Kolárová- Film :* Kawasaki's Rose * Vratné lahve … Eliška* Tmavomodrý svět … Haniččina matka* Oběti a vrazi … matka* Cesta z města … matka Markéty* V erbu lvice … Anežka...
as Jana - Antonin KratochvilAntonin KratochvilAntonin Kratochvil is a Czech-born American photojournalist. He is a founding member of the VII Photo Agency. He received his BFA in Photography from Gerrit Rietveld Academie which is located in Amsterdam, Holland...
as Borek (as Antonín Kratochvíl) - Anna Simonová as Bára
- Petra Hrebícková as Radka
- Ladislav Chudík as Kafka
- Ladislav SmocekLadislav SmocekLadislav Smoček is a Czech playwright and theater director.After studying at a secondary school in Plzeň he graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1956. In 1965 he co-founded The Drama Club , where he remains employed till the present...
as Dr. Pesek - Vladimir Kulhavy as Chief Physician
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film