Section: THE FEMALE GAZE: New Czech films by female directors

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HER BODY

Natálie Císařovská
CZ, SK, 2023, 107 Min

Body cult between sports and porn industry: Andrea is an ambitious and successful high diver, dedicating all her energy to preparing for the Atlanta Olympics. However, her dreams are abruptly shattered by a career-ending injury. From a promising sports career, she gradually transitions into a world where she can still use her well-trained body—the porn industry.

#feature #drama #female voice

Performance

2024-11-08 | 16:00
Stadthalle
2024-11-09 | 20:30
Glad-House

Natálie Císařovská's fiction debut is based on the true story of Andrea Absolonová, a professional athlete who became an internationally successful porn actress under the name Lea De Mae in the 1990s. Císařovská, originally a documentarian, worked with a strong female team, including co-writer Aneta Honzková, DOP Klára Belicová, and lead actress Natália Germáni, to create a psychological drama that delves into Andrea's complex relationship with her own body, which she sees as an instrument to achieve her goals. The film offers an intriguing contribution to the discussion surrounding women's rights to make decisions about their own bodies.

Text: Lenka Tyrpakova

08.11.2024 | 16:00 | Stadthalle (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

09.11.2024 | 20:30 | Glad-House (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Aneta Honzkova, Natalie Cisarovska
Kamera
Klara Belicova
Schnitt
Jan Danhel
Ausstattung
Jan Pjena Novotny
Musik
Aid Kid & Pjoni
Produzent
Viktor Schwarcz, Katarina Krnacova
Natálie Císařovská

Natálie Císařovská - Natálie Císařovská is a Czech writer/director. She studied History at the Sorbonne, Paris and Documentary Filmmaking at FAMU, Prague. Hergraduation short film “When the Sun Goes Down” won the FebiofestAudience Award. Another short, “The Hour Between The Dog and the Wolf”was nominated for Czech Lions. She then directed two docu dramas “Around Milena Jesenská” about the outstanding journalist and translator and paramour of Franz Kafka, and “Francek”, film about the cubist painter František Kupka. „Her Body“ is Natálie’s debut feature.

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