Intimate Lighting
Intimní osvětlení
Czechoslovakia • 1965
Director
Synopsis
One of the most beloved films of the Czechoslovak New Wave, this digressive, easygoing slice of life takes place over the course of a weekend in a provincial town where a musician returns, along with his glamorous lover, to visit an old friend. Meandering and consistently surprising, INTIMATE LIGHTING skirts the demands of plot in favor of subtler shades of mood. The only feature that Ivan Passer (CUTTER’S WAY) directed before decamping to Hollywood along with his friend and collaborator Miloš Forman, it was banned for two decades by state censorship.
Synopsis
One of the most beloved films of the Czechoslovak New Wave, this digressive, easygoing slice of life takes place over the course of a weekend in a provincial town where a musician returns, along with his glamorous lover, to visit an old friend. Meandering and consistently surprising, INTIMATE LIGHTING skirts the demands of plot in favor of subtler shades of mood. The only feature that Ivan Passer (CUTTER’S WAY) directed before decamping to Hollywood along with his friend and collaborator Miloš Forman, it was banned for two decades by state censorship.
Credits
Crew
DirectorIvan Passer
WriterJaroslav Papoušek, Ivan Passer, Václav Šašek
CinematographerJosef Střecha, Miroslav Ondříček
EditorJiřina Lukešová
Cast
Karel Blažekas Bambas
Zdeněk Bezušekas Petr
Věra Křesadlováas Štěpa
Jan Vostrčilas Grandfather
Jaroslava Štědráas Marie