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Lea poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.1 / 100
1996·Drama / Romance·1h 40m

LEA

51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.

Above the Line
Ivan Fíla·DirectorIvan Fíla·ScreenplayVladimír Smutný·Director of PhotographyPetr Hapka·Original Music ComposerIvana Davidová·Editor
Cast
Lenka Vlasáková·LeaChristian Redl·StrehlowHanna Schygulla·WandaMiroslav Donutil·Gregor PaltyUdo Kier·BlockGerd Lohmeyer·PostmasterTereza Větrovská·Young LeaIvo Gogál·Lea's fatherKlára Jirsáková·Lea's motherOliver Stritzel·Doctor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 7
Ivan Fíla·DirectorHana Hanušová·Assistant DirectorZdeněk Jiráský·Assistant DirectorMilena Kropáčková·Assistant DirectorBarbora Kropáčková·Assistant DirectorMarta Lachova-Borchert·Assistant DirectorDana Haack·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Ivan Fíla·Screenplay
Camera· 3
Vladimír Smutný·Director of PhotographyVáclav Zajíček·Assistant CameraJan Horáček·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Ivana Davidová·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Petr Hapka·Original Music ComposerMarcel Spisak·SoundMax Rammler-Rogall·Sound
Art & Design· 8
Martin Malý·Production DesignPetra Kray·Costume DesignIsabela Sopková·Graphic DesignerPetr Kunc·Set DecorationLudvík Široký·Set DecorationMartin Malý·Set DecorationJosef Lojík·Makeup & HairFilip Heyduk·Title Designer
Production· 7
Ivan Fíla·ProducerHerbert Rimbach·ProducerOta Sekava·ProducerEliška Sekavová·ProducerAlena Rimbach·Production ManagerAndres Jauernick·Production ManagerAntonín Suchánek·Production Manager
By the Numbers
58.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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