An Earthly Paradise for the Eyes
| An Earthly Paradise For The Eyes | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Irena Pavlaskova |
| Written by | Tereza Boučková |
Production company |
Cineart TV Prague |
Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
An Earthly Paradise For The Eyes is an English title for the Czech comedy film Zemský ráj to na pohled, directed by Irena Pavláskové and released in 2009. It portrays the adventures of a dissident family and their friends while under observation by pro-Soviet secret police in Prague between 1968 and 1977, during the country's period of "normalization"—forced revocation of the legislation and customs of the reform period led by Alexander Dubček (1963/1967 – 1968).
Awards
(From Czech Wikipedia article)
- Tereza Boučková's screenplay received in 2006 the first-prize Sazka Award for best unproduced screenplay.
- Tereza Voříšková was nominated for the Czech Lion Award 2009 in the category "best actress in a supporting role".
- The film won the critics award FIPRESCI at the Moscow Film Festival.
- Vilma Cibulková won the Moscow Film Festival Award for best actress.
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