Krycí jméno Holec
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Franz NovotnyKamera:
Robert OberrainerMusik:
Ondřej Gregor BrzobohatýBesetzung:
Kryštof Hádek, Vica Kerekes, Johannes Zeiler, Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý, David Novotný, Vilma Cibulková, Heribert Sasse, Michael Fuith, Jenovéfa Boková (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Der junge Regisseur Honza David filmt den Einmarsch der Russen im August 1968 in Prag. Mit seiner großen Liebe Eva versucht er, aus dem Land zu kommen. Das brisante Material will er nach Wien bringen, zum Fernsehdirektor Helmut Zilk. Der kennt Eva sehr gut - aber den tschechischen Geheimdienst noch besser. Der Film erzählt eine fiktive Geschichte, die sich in Eckpunkten an den bekannten Fakten um Helmut Zilks Kontakte zum tschechischen Geheimdienst Mitte der 60er Jahre orientiert. (ORF)
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This is a movie I’d divide into two parts. In the first one, I feel like the Austrian director got lost in the beauty of Czech actresses and apart from naked bodies, it’s dominated by a whole series of sex scenes, which are unusual for a Czech movie. After a while, it gets a little superficial, annoying even. I eventually felt a little bad for them… The second part comes when the Russians arrive to the Wenceslas Square, which offers a strong, emotional experience that keeps on coming at certain moments. That proves that the movie has a certain technical quality, but that gets spoiled by moments that downplay the seriousness of the whole situation. And it’s the fault of a bad script, sometimes even the music which can feel awfully ill-fitted. Codename Holec could have been a decent cooperation with Austria, but it ended up as a failed movie with a serious theme.
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This film was supposed to be a tribute to Jan Němec, it was after all based on his short story, but I can't help feeling that somehow it didn't come across as a real tribute. Rather, it's a classic Czech film about trying to come to terms with the past, but the only thing that's really good here is the scene Jan shoots on camera, or rather makes Jarda shoot. After that, there are no more ideas to be found.
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