Slovakia / Czech Republic / France,
1995, 99 min
Directed by:
Martin ŠulíkCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Vladimír GodárCast:
Marian Labuda, Roman Luknár, Zuzana Šulajová, Jana Švandová, Katarína Hrobárová-Vrzalová, Dušan Trančík, Ján Melkovič, Stanislav Štepka, František Kovár (more)Plots(1)
The Garden is a story of thirty-year-old Jakub who is facing a period of problems. He is unable to work out his relationship with a married woman, he is not content with his job and he does not get along with his father too well. And so Jakub decides to make a major change in his life. He leaves for the countryside to his grandfather’s old, abandoned house surrounded by a big garden. The extraordinary world in which he suddenly finds himself helps him to mend his relationship with his father and he learns to see life in a different way. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Czech Lion Awards
- 1995 - Best Film
- 1995 - Martin Šulík (Best Director)
- 1995 - Marian Labuda (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1995 - Marek Leščák, Martin Šulík, Ondrej Šulaj (Best Screenplay)
- 1995 - Best Artistic Achievement
- 1995 - Roman Luknár (Best Actor)
- 1995 - Zuzana Šulajová (Best Actress)
- 1995 - Martin Štrba (Best Cinematography)
- 1995 - Best Editing
- 1995 - Best Sound Design
- 1995 - Vladimír Godár (Best Score)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- 1995 - Martin Šulík (Special Jury Prize)
- 1995 - Martin Šulík (Grand Prix – Crystal Globe)