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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1993 - 2.7 August

Sections & Films

LENIN, THE LORD AND MOTHER

Category: Edition 1993

Synopsis
It tells the story of a 10-year-old boy whose divorced mother is a convinced communist. Little Honzík Domnosil faces issues both at school and at home where his mother continuously battles with her lover František and his “reactionary” ideas. However, when the political upheavals begin in earnest the boy’s mother cannot but oppose them and the ardent communist finds herself imprisoned…

Original Title Vracenky
Italian Title Lenin, il Signore e la Mamma
Category Out of competition
Section Calm in the East
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 90
Production Year 1990
Nationality Czech Republic
Directed by Jan Schmidt
Screenplay Milan Ležák
Main cast Jan Morávek, Martin Morávek, Jana Špaňůrová, Oldřich Navrátil, Alena Kreuzmannová

 regista jan schmidtJAN SCHMIDT

Jan Schmidt (born 3 January 1934) is a Czech film director. He directed sixteen films between 1960 and 1993. His 1969 film The Lanfier Colony was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.