Distant Journey (1949)
- Original title
- Daleká cesta
- Directed by
- Alfréd Radok
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Jewish woman and her non-Jewish husband try to survive the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film mixes documentary footage with a fictional story about their struggle.
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What happens
Distant Journey (Czech: Daleká cesta) is a Czechoslovak film about the Holocaust directed by Alfréd Radok and released in 1949, not long after World War II. Radok uses experimental cinematography, blending historic footage of the Nazis with a fictional love story between a Jewish woman and her Gentile husband. Soon after the film's release, Stalinist censorship was implemented in Czechoslovakia. The film was not allowed to have a premiere in Prague. It was only shown in small theatres outside of Prague until it was banned completely. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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