The Southern Mail (1988)
Based on the eponymous novel by Ladislav Ballek. An aging man wanders through a familiar rural landscape, triggering memories of his blond-boyhood in a small town. As he recalls everyday lives, adventures, and background events - war’s end, shifting borders, loyalties - the boundary between real and imagined blurs.
Director: Stanislav Párnický
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Magda Vášáryová as Mária Jurkovičová |
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Jiří Bartoška as Pavol Jurkovič |
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Gábor Koncz as Bodnár |
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Zdena Studenková as Gondová |
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Pavol Mikulík as Gonda |
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Pavel Nový as Kovác |
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Eva Jakoubková as Kovácová |
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Aleš Helcelet as Hasan El Hubejsí |
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Adam Matejka as Pavol |
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Martin Hrebeň as Béla |
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Emil Horváth as Ján Jurkovic |
| Directing | Stanislav Párnický | Director |
| Writing | Jozef Slovák | Writer |
| Writing | Jozef Heriban | Writer |
| Writing | Ladislav Ballek | Novel |
| Camera | Laco Kraus | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Csaba Török | Sound |
| Editing | Eduard Klenovský | Editor |
| Sound | Ivan Kašlík | Original Music Composer |