An Earthly Paradise For The Eyes is an English title for the Czech comedy film Zemský ráj to na pohled, directed by Irena Pavlásková [cs] 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).

Cast

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 International Film Festival Award for best actress, for her role in this film.[1]

References

  1. ^ "'Hermano' wins top prize at Moscow fest". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2016.


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