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Larks on a String AKA Skrivánci na niti (1990)
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.Director: Jirí Menzel
Year of Copyright: 1969
Year of Production: 1968
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Filmographies (in Czech):
- Rudolf Hrušínský (5 pages)
- Vlastimil Brodský (5 pages)
- Václav Neckář (2 pages)
- Jitka Zelenohorská (4 pages)
- Jaroslav Satoranský (3 pages)
- Jiří Menzel (4 pages)
Photo Gallery (1:24, 21 movie stills)
Interviews (in Czech):
- Jiří Menzel (5:39)
- František Řehák (2:42)
- Naďa Urbánková (3:06)
- Zdeněk Svěrák (1:00)
Other films available (in Czech)
Animated (28 pages)
For kids (7 pages)
Films & comedies (32 pages)
"Zlatá kolekce českých filmů" (37 pages)
DVD credits (7 pages, in Czech) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.51:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions" featurette (9:33)
16-page booklet with essay by Peter Hames and notes by cinematographer Jaromír Sofr -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case incorrectly states transfer to be 1.66:1 (the correct OAR).
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OVERALL: R0
UK release although this is a difficult one. Neither release is in the original aspect ratio of 1.66:1 and both have different extras but the UK release is anamorphic, the extras are English friendly and the transfer is approved by the director and cinematographer.
The Czech release may be worthwhile for completists for it's different extras and 5.1 audio track but extras are not English friendly and the transfer is non-anamorphic.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film was finished in 1969 but withheld by censors until 1990 despite cuts to appease the censors. The cut scenes were restored for the 1990 premiere.
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CUTS:
- R0 Czech Republic- CČV/Bonton - No cuts (90:25 PAL)
- R0 United Kingdom- Second Run - No cuts (90:28 PAL)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 20/03/11
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 15/08/22UPDATE LOG:
20/03/11 - Initial entry.
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