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Release Date:
May 5, 2002
Original Title:
Vůně vanilky
Genres:
Drama | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Česká televize
Production Countries:
Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
A dramatic love story, taking place in the final days of the Second World War when the American Army liberated the Pilsen region of West Bohemia. Anne lives with her mother, husband and stepchildren at a solitary country farm. But her life is not what she would wish it to be. She had previously lived with her aunt in London, and the only reason why she returned to Czechoslovakia was to look after the orphaned children of her sister. She married their father, but the rural environment is alien to her, and neither does she get on very well with her husband. A group of American soldiers arrives at the farm, having strayed away from their designated route of advance. To their great surprise, they are welcomed by a young woman who speaks fluent English, and invite her to go with them to Pilsen as an interpreter. Anne long hesitates, well aware that she attracts the affection of one of the soldiers, and herself becomes fond of him, too. She feels that the trip to Pilsen could mean an ....
Camera Operator:
Vladimír Dousek
Costume Design:
Petr Kolínský
Director:
Jiří Strach
Director of Photography:
Petr Polák
Dramaturgy:
Eduard Verner
Editor:
Zdenek Patočka
First Assistant Director:
Ivana Soukupová
Makeup & Hair:
Eva Šidlíková
Music:
Zbyněk Matějů
Production Manager:
Dagmar Bautzká
Screenplay:
Lucie Koniášová
Script:
Jarmila Čajová
Set Designer:
Luděk Souček
Sound:
Zdeněk Stropek
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