''An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World'' (Czech: ''Nejasná zpráva o konci světa'') is a 1997 Czech film directed by

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writ ...

. It is a symbolic story of ill-fated love set in central Europe.

Synopsis

A magical and realistic vision of an unbalanced world takes place in a village in the mountains at the end of the world - at an unknown time. The village in a picturesque setting is a metaphor for the world and humanity at the rise of the 3rd millennium. During the 25 years when the story takes place, we can see change over several generations and various symbols of different civilizations, church and culture. The main motif of the film is the love between Verona and Goran. Their passionate relationship is so different from any other and so they have to be punished in the name of so-called morality and equality. By following them, the village people are trying to hide their transgressions against nature and themselves. Patriarchal rituals are in conflict with a civilization without God and equality. Nature punishes them with earthquakes. The houses of all the guilty people are destroyed. Wolves are a symbol of danger.

Cast

* Deana Horváthová - Verona * Milan Bahúl - Goran *

Joachim Kemmer Joachim Kemmer (September 12, 1939 – April 26, 2000) was a German actor, cabaret artist, singer, and voice actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1969 to 2000. He did dubbing work for many German language versions of Disney animated ...

- Madina *

Klára Issová Klára Issová (born 26 April 1979), sometimes known as Klára Issa, is a Czech film, stage and television actress. In 1997, she won the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''Nejasná zpráva o konci světa''. She is the cousin of a ...

- Veronika *

Jana Švandová Jana Švandová (born 3 July 1947) is a Czech actress. She has appeared in more than 65 films and television shows since 1969. Selected filmography * ''Svět otevřený náhodám'' (1971) * ''Lovers in the Year One'' (1973) * ''The Garden (1995 ...

- Marlyn * Jirí Krytinár - Juzek *

Vladimír Javorský Vladimír Javorský (born 2 May 1962 in Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the ...

- Semek *

Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Biography Landovský was born in Havl ...

- Rychtar, the magistrate * Peter Simun - The Barber * Yvetta Kornová - Margot * Sandra Pogodová - Fagot * Lucie Vondrácková - Lucie * Vladimir Sadilek - Pop *

Matěj Hádek Matěj Hádek (born 29 November 1975 in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1 ...

- Michal

Director about the movie

“Apart from Nostradamus and the visions of the future you can hear my own worries about mankind in this absurdity. There are hidden parts in every single person and when they wake up it's hatred and violence that accompany people from the birth. The prayer of my actors at the end is also my prayer. I only hope that recognition and humility won't come after the tragedy as Nostradamus said. Somewhere in death there is something hidden that keeps my curiosity alive, perhaps human energy, God, faith in accordance with modern thinking and fear about man's future.”

Awards

Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival Taos Talking Pictures was a non-profit corporation registered with the State of New Mexico in 1994 by actor Joshua Bryant, Phillip Kirk, and attorney Stephen Rose for the purpose of producing The Taos Talking Picture Festival, which premiered in Apr ...

1998
• Prize for visual contribution in cinematography *

San Diego Film Festival The San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) is an independent film festival in San Diego, California produced by the non-profit San Diego Film Foundation. The main event has traditionally been held annually in the autumn at venues in the ...

1998
• Prize for the Best Director * Special prize for direction awarded by Slovak Literary fund 1998
• Prize for the Best Director *

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

1997
• Prize for the Greatest Artistic Contribution and Cinematography of the year *

Czech Lion The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...

awards 1997
• Prize for the Best actress supporting role
• Prize for The Best music
• Prize for the Best film editing
• Prize for the Best sound *

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

Golden Dolphin 1997
• Prize for the Best Director The film was shown at more than 60 international film festivals

External links

New York Times Review

An ambiguous report about the end of the world trailer

An ambiguous voyage to the end of the world - Making of the film

An ambiguous report about the end of the world Soundtrack

An ambiguous report about the end of the world: Verona's prayer (Official music video)
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