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Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema
The White Dove (1960)
People in Belgium release hundreds of carrier pigeons, who immediately head for their homes. But a white dove from the German island of Fehmarn, which belongs to 12-year-old Susanne, gets lost in a storm and appears far from his goal, over the rooftops of Prague. It's here that it's shot by ten-year-old Michal, who has been paralyzed in both legs after an accident and who hates the whole world. Thanks to his neighbor, a sculptor, the boy finds feelings within himself and a need to heal the wounded creature.
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Duration | 76 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | English |
| Directed by | František Vláčil |
| Screenplay | František Vláčil |
| Director of Photography | Jan Čuřík |
| Music | Zdeněk Liška |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Contact | Národní filmový archiv |
Biography
A Czech film director and screenwriter, he graduated in aesthetics and art history. He worked for many years at Barrandov. He made his debut with the feature film The White Dove (Holubice, 1960). His genre-spanning works were widely esteemed, e.g. Markéta Lazarová (1967), Adelheid (1969), Shadows of a Hot Summer (Stíny horkého léta, 1978) and The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley (Pasáček z doliny, 1983).