A Marriage Story
Producer
Helena Třeštíková
Scenario
Array
Rights
Negativ
Operator
David Cysař, Vlastimil Hamerník, Jan Malíř, Miroslav Souček, Ervín Sanders, Jiří Chod, Robert Novák, Antonín Kutík
Production
Negativ, Czech Television
In 35 years of marriage, a lot of things happen: from the moments of an absolute harmony to the dramatic falls. For the most of the time, the couple cares for common daily life issues and joys that come together with raising the children, running the household or running a business. Within a project MARRIAGE STORIES Helena Třeštíková follows six married couples as of 1980, showing their lives in the context of different social and political periods. Her new feature documentary about Ivana and Vaclav Strnad is linked to TV films from this cycle, but most importantly it shows further shocking twists, that life brought to the couple and their children.
Helena Třeštíková
One of the most important Czech documentary filmmakers, Helena Třeštíková has directed some forty films since graduating from Prague’s FAMU film school in 1974. She worked for a long time in Czech television, which funded the hit series MARRIAGE STORIES (1987) and MARRIAGE STORIES 20 YEARS LATER (2006). Her latest trilogy of portraits (MARCELA, RENÉ, KATKA), shot in the late 2000s, brought her international attention. RENÉ won the prestigious best documentary prize at the European Film Awards in 2008.
Selected filmography
2017 A Marriage Story