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Dark Blue World
Action, Drama, War - 2001
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Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
Director:
,
Jan Svěrák
Cast:
,
Charles Dance
,
Tara Fitzgerald
,
Miroslav Táborský
,
Oldřich Kaiser
,
Jaromír Dulava
,
David Novotný
,
Linda Rybová
,
Lukáš Kantor
,
Juraj Bernáth
,
Kryštof Hádek

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
17 May 2001
Country:
FR, CZ, DK, DE, IT, GB
Languages:
German, Slovak, English, Czech
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 7 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Pearl Harbor without the product placements, without the Hollywood bombast, and certainly without the $100-million-plus budget.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
28 Feb 2002
fresh:
Dark Blue World's warm story and beautiful photography almost hits the mark, and it has a great ending.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar 2002
fresh:
A bittersweet world, and it's frankly one to which we've been before, but seldom do we see it rendered with such exquisite, if pained, craftsmanship.
– Jay Carr,
Boston Globe,
5 Apr 2002
rotten:
Looks like the Eastern European version of director Michael Bay's popcorn epic from last summer.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
12 Apr 2002
fresh:
It's a fitting requiem for heroes forgotten.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
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