The Valley of the Bees
Údolí včel / František Vláčil / CSR 1967 / 96 min. / DCP
The young knight wishes to experience life outside the strict order, but his closest friend cannot forgive him for this sinful desire. Jan Kačer plays against type in the most physically demanding film of his career, František Vláčil’s Bergmanesque historical drama about the conflict between asceticism and freedom.