Lea
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51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.
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Cast
16 people
Lenka Vlasáková
Lea
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Christian Redl
Strehlow
Known for
Downfall
Krabat
Hanna Schygulla
Wanda
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Miroslav Donutil
Gregor Palty
Known for
Cosy Dens
Zelary
Udo Kier
Block
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Gerd Lohmeyer
Postmaster
Known for
Manitou's Shoe
Tereza Větrovská
Young Lea
No other roles listed
Ivo Gogál
Lea's father
Also in
Volga
OKTOPUS
Klára Jirsáková
Lea's mother
Also in
My Companions in the Bleak House
Zahrada dětí
Oliver Stritzel
Doctor
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Herman van Ulzen
Administrator
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
The Girl with Nine Wigs
Zuzana Kronerová
Beata Paltyova
Also in
Ice Mother
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Ivan Fíla Director · Petr Hapka Composer Vladimír Smutný Cinematographer
United States release December 12, 1996 · Produced in Czechia, Germany, Slovakia · Languages German, Slovak
Production
Ivan Fila Filmproduktion
Production
Avista Film
Production
Barrandov Studio
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
Czechia · Germany · Slovakia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Slovak
Release dates
United States · December 12, 1996
Theatrical
Czechia · May 22, 1997
Theatrical
Germany
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
October 2, 1998 · Physical
Slovakia
April 9, 1998 · Theatrical
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