''The Millennial Bee''
(, also known in English as ''The Bee Millennium''), is a 1983 film made and produced in Czechoslovakia, West Germany and Austria. The film is based on a novel written by
Peter Jaroš and was directed by
Juraj Jakubisko
Juraj Jakubisko (30 April 1938 – 24 February 2023) was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scrip ...
. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
57th Academy Awards
The 57th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1984 and took place on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPA ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Jozef Kroner
Jozef Kroner (20 March 1924 in Staškov – 12 March 1998 in Bratislava) was a Slovakia, Slovak actor. His brother Ľudovít Kroner, daughter Zuzana Kronerová, and wife Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová were also actors. He starred in the Oscar-wi ...
as Martin Pichanda
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Štefan Kvietik
Štefan Kvietik (10 May 1934 – 21 March 2025) was a Slovak actor and politician.
Early life
Kvietik was born on 10 May 1934 in the village Dolné Plachtince, First Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovakia. As a child, he planned to study medi ...
as Samo
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Michal Docolomanský as Valent
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Jana Janovská as Ruzena
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Eva Jakoubková as Kristína
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Ivana Valesová as Mária
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Pavol Mikulík as Julo
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Igor Cillík as Svanda
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Jirí Císler as Belányi
Film awards
* XL.
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
1984
• Golden Phoenix for The best art direction and cinematography
• Catholic Prize
* FEST Belgrade 1984
• UNICEF Prize
* IV. IFF Sevilla 1984
• Grand Prize
* Czechoslovak Journalists' Prize
* XXII. Film Festival Banská Bystrica 1984
• Grand Prize
See also
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List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Czechoslovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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Tisícročná včelaat Slovak Film Database
1983 films
Slovak-language films
Films directed by Juraj Jakubisko
Films scored by Petr Hapka
1980s war films
Golden Kingfisher winners
Czechoslovak war films
Slovak war films
Slovak epic films
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