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  • 2004
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h 30 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h 30 m

Summary Set in the 1940s in the Czech lands occupied by the Nazis, Zelary tells the story of a clash between two different worlds and two different people. It is the story of an extraordinary relationship, of fear, misgivings, suspicion and especially of the love that forms out of antagonism. (Sony Pictures Classics)

Directed By: Ondrej Trojan

Written By: Kveta Legátová, Petr Jarchovský

  • 2004
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h 30 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h 30 m

Zelary

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary Set in the 1940s in the Czech lands occupied by the Nazis, Zelary tells the story of a clash between two different worlds and two different people. It is the story of an extraordinary relationship, of fear, misgivings, suspicion and especially of the love that forms out of antagonism. (Sony Pictures Classics)

Directed By: Ondrej Trojan

Written By: Kveta Legátová, Petr Jarchovský

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
66
80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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80
This vivid exploration of the human animal creates a romantic alchemy that's raw, unsettling, and touching.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW
80
Managing to be at once epic and intimate, Zelary matches a resilient urban woman against a compassionate rural man in the spectacular Moravian countryside during World War II. Results rep a triumph of regional filmmaking, but in the David Lean tradition.
By Eddie Cockrell FULL REVIEW
75
There is a heart-warming familiarity to much of its 2 1/2-hour tale, but the surprises around its edges gives Zelary a refreshing perspective.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
70
For fans of old-fashioned European filmmaking, this may have its pleasing qualities.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
63
This is just humble, heartwarming storytelling with good acting and lush visuals.
By Janice Page FULL REVIEW
50
A well-intentioned but overlong Czech drama that comes apart completely in the last 20 minutes?
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
40
Zelary strands its protagonists in a hermetically sealed world where time runs in place. It's a feeling that viewers of this two-and-a-half-hour epic will come to know all too well.
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6.8
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Production Company ALEF Film & Media Group, Barrandov Studios, Ceská Televize, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Total HelpArt T.H.A., Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Release Date Sep 17, 2004
Duration 2 h 30 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline An epic tale of love, courage and the will to survive.
Website https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1066398989-zelary/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Czech Lions
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
Bangkok International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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