The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley 1984 Directed by František Vláčil Pasáček z doliny
In 1947 by the Beskid mountains, the traces of war still linger, destroyed tanks dispersed throughout the farmland creating an eerie backdrop. This film follows a ten-year-old boy and the strange visions he encounters, his world of fantasy exacerbated with ample time, space, and a lack of companionship or guidance. We see the adults that influence and dominate his life, for better or for worse. Surreal and packed with an excellent study of human emotions and motivations compounded by their rural, isolated vacuum of a town, this is a timeless and severely underrated film from a brilliant Czech director.
Country
Czechoslovakia
Production Country
Czechoslovakia
Gnere
Drama
Production Company
Filmové studio Barrandov
Release Date 1 March 1984
80 mins
Cast
Vlastimil Drbal
Pasáček
Jiří Štěpnička
Blondýn
Radka Fidlerová
Inn Keeper
Ludmila Slancová
Turist
Karel Hlušička
Police Officer
Ondřej Havelka
Blondýn (voice)
Inka Šecová
Inn Keeper (voice)
Bohumila Dolejšová
Turist (voice)
Mirko Musil
Police Officer (voice)
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Director
Writer
Cinematography
Composer
Editor
Production Design
Sound
Original Writer
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Makeup Artists
Hairstylists
Music
Camera Operator
Stunts
Lighting
Additional Photography