Martyrs of Love
This three-part ballad, which often uses music to stand in for dialogue, remains the most perfect embodiment of Nemec’s vision of a film world independent of reality. Mounting a defense of timid, inhibited, clumsy, and unsuccessful individuals, the three protagonists are a complete antithesis of the industrious heroes of socialist aesthetics. Martyrs of Love cemented Nemec’s reputation as the kind of unrestrained nonconformist the Communist establishment considered the most dangerous to their ideology.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Ester Krumbachová
Story
Alena Mikeťuková
Assistant Director
Jan Němec
Screenplay
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
Ester Krumbachová
Lyricist
Jan Němec
Story
Ester Krumbachová
Art Direction
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Václav Havlík
Unit Production Manager
Karel Mareš
Original Music Composer
Marie Kaplanová
Assistant Director
Ester Krumbachová
Screenplay
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