After school, thirteen-year old Jitka likes to wander alone through Prague. One day, she discovers a high wall and a hospital garden behind it. It is summer and every afternoon, the nurses bring a young man bound to a wheelchair after an injury to the garden. Jitka begins to encourage the young man in his attempts to walk. The incongruous couple begins to have a friendly talk every day.
Director: Karel Kachyna.
Stars: Radka Dulíková, Vít Olmer, Helena Kruzíková, Václav Lohniský, Ivana Bilková, Marian Jirasko, Josef Koza, Andrea Cunderlíková. AKA The High Wall
Oh goodie! Thanks Jon, been wanting to see this one! You’re the best!
there are two films I have been chasing for awhile from the great director Karel Kachyna-NUN’S NIGHT/NOC NEVESTY (1967) and HIGH WALL. Thanks for Rarefilmm, I am looking for one.