Larks on a String
Seen it?1990 | 94 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Berlin award: Golden Bear.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jiří Menzel
- Rudolf HrušínskýTrustee
- Václav NeckářPavel Hvezdár
- Jitka ZelenohorskáJitka
- Vlastimil BrodskýProfessor
- Vladimír PtáčekMlíkar
- Ferdinand KrůtaKudla
- František ŘehákDrobecek
- Leoš SuchařípaPublic Prosecutor
- Eugen JegorovSaxophonist
- Naďa UrbánkováLenka