''3 Seasons in Hell'' ( cs, 3 sezóny v pekle) is a 2009
Czech film directed by
Tomáš Mašín Tomáš () is a Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas (name), Thomas.
It may refer to:
* Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia
* Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), ...
. Set during the Soviet Union's takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948, it is based on memoirs by
Egon Bondy
Egon Bondy, born Zbyněk Fišer (20 January 1930 in Prague – 9 April 2007 in Bratislava), was a Czech philosopher, writer, and poet, one of the leading personalities of the Prague underground.
In the late 1940s, Bondy was active in a surreal ...
.
Response
Ray Bennett praised the performances of Krystof Hadek and Karolina Gruszka, saying that although initially shallow and inconsequential the viewer came to feel deeply involved in them.
[ Variety praised the cinematography and production design while finding the lead character annoying and unsympathetic. What Culture found it balanced and interesting despite flaws, giving it 3/5.]
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2009 films
2009 drama films
2000s Czech-language films
Czech Lion Awards winners (films)
Czech drama films
2000s Czech films
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