The Garden (Záhrada) | |
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Directed by | Martin Šulík |
Written by | Marek Leščák Ondrej Šulaj Martin Šulík |
Starring | Marián Labuda Roman Luknár Zuzana Šulajová Jana Švandová Katarína Vrzalová |
Cinematography | Martin Štrba |
Music by | Vladimír Godár |
Distributed by | Action Gitanes |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Countries | Slovakia France Czech Republic[1] |
Language | Slovak |
The Garden (Slovak: Záhrada) is a 1995 Slovak feature film in cooperation with French Artcam International and Czech InFilm Praha directed by Martin Šulík. The film is a poetic tale of Jakub, a man in his early 30s. It reflects the relationships and desires of Jakub in the idyllic surroundings of his grandfather's garden. The Garden is one of the most recognised films of post communist Slovakia. It is especially popular in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1995, and several Czech Lions in 1996.
The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]