Dialogue 20-40-60

Dialogue 20-40-60

1968 · 78 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Comedy

"Using the same, three times repeating dialogue – dramatic conversation between man and woman – Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland, Slovak director Peter Solan and Czech director Zbynìk Brynych shot three different stories. The result was an extraordinary experiment in the world cinema, which we can call an insight in the relationships of men and women of different age groups, an analysis of love and marriage of those who are at the beginning, in the middle or going towards the end of their life."

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski · Written by Jerzy Skolimowski

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Joanna Szczerbic Magda (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Jean-Pierre Léaud Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Jiří Vršťala Fabián (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Jana Glazerová Klára (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Oľga Šalagová Girl (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Viera Strnisková Women 1 (segment "The Forty-Year-Olds")
Jiří Holý Magician (segment "The Forty-Year-Olds")
Zuzana Kocúriková Woman 2 (segment "The Forty-Year-Olds")
Jindřich Láznička Attendant (segment "The Forty-Year-Olds")
Jozef Kroner Old man (segment "The Sixty-Year-Olds")
Ljuba Hermanová Actress (segment "The Sixty-Year-Olds")
Jana Beláková Women 2 (segment "The Sixty-Year-Olds")

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