''An Earthly Paradise For The Eyes'' is an English title for the

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''Zemský ráj to na pohled'', directed by and released in 2009. It portrays the adventures of a

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family and their friends while under observation by pro-Soviet secret police in Prague between 1968 and 1977, during the country's period of "

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"—forced revocation of the legislation and customs of the reform period led by

Alexander Dubček Alexander Dubček (; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (''de facto'' leader of Czechoslovak ...

(1963/1967 – 1968).

Cast

Vilma Cibulková Vilma Cibulková (born 26 March 1963) is a Czech film and stage actress. She won a Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actress at the 2003 Czech Lion Awards, for her role in the film ''Pupendo''. At the 2006 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best A ...

as Marta *

Miroslav Etzler Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

as Mirek *

Igor Bareš Igor Bareš (born 15 April 1966) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''The City of the Sun'' (2005) * ''Pleasant Moments'' (2006) * ''An Earthly Paradise for the Eyes'' (2009) * ''Men in Rut'' (2009) * ''Největší z Čechů'' (2010 ...

Jiří Dvořák Jiří Dvořák (born 4 February 1967 in Brno) is a Czech actor. He starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. Dubbing Works Films *(2010) '' Red Dragon'' (Francis Dolarhyde) (Ralph Fiennes) *(2010) '' Cl ...

as Petr Hána * Jan Hartl as Director Kovác * Tereza Voříšková as Gábina * Jan Zadražil as Tomás *

Ondřej Vetchý Ondřej Vetchý (born 16 May 1962) is a Czech actor. He was born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia. He is currently employed at The Drama Club (DC) in Prague. Notable performances * 2005 – Katurian in ''The Pillowman'', DC * 2004 – Carluccio i ...

as Jan Pavel * Dana Marková as Majda *

Barbora Seidlová Barbora Seidlová (born 23 May 1981) is a Czech actress. Life and career Born in Valtice, Seidlová studied at the Brno Conservatory and at the DAMU department of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Her career was launched by director ...

as Lenka

Awards

''(From Czech Wikipedia article'') * Tereza Boučková's screenplay received in 2006 the first-prize Sazka Award for best unproduced screenplay. * Tereza Voříšková was nominated for the Czech Lion Award 2009 in the category "best actress in a supporting role". * The film won the critics award FIPRESCI at the Moscow Film Festival. *

won the

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

Award for best actress, for her role in this film.

References

External links

* 2009 films Czech comedy films 2009 comedy films 2000s Czech films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub