Director: Frantisek Vlacil
Year: 1969
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Czech | German
Length: 98 mins
Format: PAL | R0
Colour: Colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.33: 1
Certificate: 15

Synopsis

Vlacil’s first colour film, Adelheid is an emotional tale of two lovers trapped in the march of history.

Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film charts the relationship between a Czech airman who is assigned a large mansion on the Czech-German border and Adelheid, daughter of its previous Nazi owner, who is allocated to him as a servant.

A compelling – and tragic – love story that transcends the absence of verbal communication, Adelheid was also the first film to controversially address the Czech treatment of Germans during the expulsions of the mid-1940s.

Special Features

- New digital transfer with restored picture and sound
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Booklet featuring essay by author and film programmer Peter Hames
- Optimal quality dual-layer disc