Diamonds of the Night
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Diamonds of the Night is a 1964 Czech psychological war drama film by Jan Němec, renowned for its experimental, minimalist style and harrowing portrayal of two boys escaping a Nazi transport.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech film
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film ⓘ psychological film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darkness Casts No Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Arnošt Lustig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jaroslav Kučera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jan Němec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Filmové studio Barrandov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Miroslav Hájek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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experimental film ⓘ psychological war drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| hasSceneType |
fantasy sequences
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flashbacks ⓘ |
| includedIn | Czech film canon ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| movement | Czechoslovak New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miroslav Hájek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of psychological trauma
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experimental narrative techniques ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ subjective sound design ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Démanty noci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two young Jewish boys escape from a Nazi transport train and struggle to survive while being hunted in the countryside. ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Czech National Film Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 63 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arnošt Lustig
NERFINISHED
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Jan Němec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Antonín Kumbera
NERFINISHED
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Ladislav Jánsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
memory and hallucination
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persecution of Jews ⓘ survival ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
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