''Lea'' is a Czech

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

. It was released in 1997.

Plot

Lea witnesses her mother's rape and murder by her father as a child and because of it speaks very little and writes poems to her mother. Lea then grows up with foster parents in a different part of Slovakia. Strehlow buys Lea, now aged 21, from her foster father and imprisons her in a castle in Germany, using the same tools Lea's father used to control Lea as a child and to kill Lea's mother. As Strehlow learns more of Lea's past, he permits her to continue writing to her mother. Lea dies of a stroke within a year of living with Strehlow.

Cast

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.... as Lea * Christian Redl.... as Strehlow * Hanna Schygulla.... as Wanda * Miroslav Donutil.... as Gregor Palty *

Udo Kier Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He ...

.... as Block *

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.... as Postmaster *

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.... as Young Lea

Awards

; 1997 Angers European First Film Festival * Won Audience Award for Feature Film (tied with Some Mother's Son) * Won C.I.C.A.E award * Won Telcipro award (tied with Pretty Village, Pretty Flame) ;1997 Brussels International Film Festival * Won Audience Award * Won Crystal Star Award for Best European Feature ;Cinequest San Jose Film Festival * Won Best Feature Award * Nominated for Maverick Spirit Award ;1998

Czech Lions 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 ...

* Won Best Actress Award going to

Lenka Vlasáková Lenka Vlasáková (born 27 April 1972, in Prague) is a Czech actress. She played the title role in ''Lea'', released in 1997; Lucie in ''Kawasaki's Rose'', released in 2010; and ''U mě dobrý'' (''Fine with me''), released in 2008. Selected fi ...

* Won Best Cinematography going to Vladimír Smutný * Nominated for Best Design Achievement going to Petr Kunc and

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* Nominated for Best Director going to Ivan Fila * Nominated for Best Editing going to Ivana Davidová * Nominated for Best Film * Nominated for Best Screenplay going to Ivan Fila * Nominated for Best Sound going to Marcel Spisak and Max Rammier-Rogall ;1996

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...

* Nominated European Film Award for Best Young Film ;1997

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* Nominated Gold Film Award for Outstanding Feature Film ;1998 USA Golden Globe * Nominated Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film ;1997 London Film Festival * Won Satyajit Ray Award ;1997

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made near ...

Festival * Won Audience Award ;1997 Sochi International Film Festival * Won FIPRESCI Prize ;1997 Stockholm Film Festival * Nominated Bronze Horse Award ;1997

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

* Won OCIC Award in Honorable Mention

External links

* Czech drama films 1990s Czech-language films 1997 films Czech Lion Awards winners (films) {{1990s-CzechRepublic-film-stub