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Seclusion Near a Forest (1976)

Seclusion Near a Forest poster
Original title
Na samotě u lesa
Directed by
Jiří Menzel
Genre
drama film, comedy film, family film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A city family moves to a cottage in the countryside for a simpler life. They deal with nosy neighbors and local characters in a series of small adventures.

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What happens

Seclusion Near a Forest (Czech: Na samotě u lesa) is a 1976 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. Filming took place near Radešice (the summerhouse scenes) and in Svatý Jan (the funeral and the bar fight). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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