''The Affair'' ( cs, Skleněný pokoj, lit=The glass room) is a 2019

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directed by

Julius Ševčík Julius Ševčík (born 28 October 1978, in Prague) is a Czech Republic, Czech director and screenwriter. His 2016 film ''A Prominent Patient'' won twelve Czech Lions. Ševčík studied directing at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing ...

. It stars

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and

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. It is based on ''

The Glass Room ''The Glass Room'', by British author Simon Mawer, was published in 2009 by Other Press in the United States and Little Brown in the United Kingdom. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2009. Summary The Landauers, a recently marri ...

'', a novel by

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, which tells the story of a fictional house based on the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed

Villa Tugendhat Villa Tugendhat is an architecturally significant building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich. It w ...

in Brno,

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, where the movie was filmed.

Plot

Wealthy newlyweds Liesel and Viktor have enlisted a famous architect, Rainer von Abt to build them a new home, which becomes the talk of 1930s Czechoslovakia. Liesel’s friend Hana is nursing seemingly unrequited romantic feelings for her pal, while Viktor is caught in the act with nanny Kata. On the eve of Nazi invasion, Liesel and Viktor flee to neutral Switzerland with their two children. Almost immediately, Liesel misses her friend and realises her feelings were more than platonic.

Cast

Reception

The film was nominated for

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for Best Cinematography, Stage Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design, Music and Sound.

References

External links

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The Glass Room
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