Film Archive

A Little Piece of Heaven

Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2005 / Kousek nebe / Czech Republic 2005

Delicate love story, set in a ’50s prison camp, between a young political prisoner and a beautiful laundress.

Synopsis

A small love story with a big heart, A Little Piece of Heaven follows two young strangers who fall deeply for each other through a series of glances and touches while incarcerated at a 1950s communist prison camp. Co-scripter Jiri Stransky based his novel on personal experience as a political prisoner “Don’t get excited, just survive,” jaded prisoner Bruno (Petr Forman) advises spirited young Lubos (Jakub Doubrava). But when the young man falls hard for beautiful laundress Dana (Tana Pauhofova), their almost palpable love places them all at risk. Young leads are fervent without becoming mawkish, Forman provides a steadying voice of experience. Pungent support comes from the always intense Zuzana Stivinova as a rival for Lubos’ affection and Ondrej Vetchy in a comic turn as a doctor in whose office the lovers first embrace.
Eddie Cockrell

About the film

85 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere
Director Petr Nikolaev / Screenplay Jiří Stránský / Dir. of Photography Martin Duba / Music Martin Smolka / Editor Alois Fišárek / Producer Přemysl Pražský / Production Luxor / Cast Jakub Doubrava, Táňa Pauhofová, Petr Forman, Zuzana Stivínová, Karel Zima, Ondřej Vetchý, Pavel Zedníček, Vladimír Javorský, Pavel Landovský / Contact Luxor spol s r.o., Czech Television - Telexport, Falcon a.s.
www: www.kouseknebe.cz

Contacts

Luxor spol s r.o.
Kříženeckého nám. 322, 152 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 267 073 615
E-mail: [email protected]

Czech Television - Telexport
Kavčí hory, 140 70, Praha 4
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 261 137 047
E-mail: [email protected]

Falcon a.s.
Radlická 3185/1c, 150 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 422 222
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Petr Nikolaev
Film Director

Jitka Procházková
Festival Organizer, TV Representative