31 degrees in the shade
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | 31 degrees in the shade |
| Original title | Ninety Degrees in the Shade |
| Country of production |
Great Britain Czechoslovakia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jiří Weiss |
| script | David Mercer |
| production | Raymond Stross |
| music | Luděk Hulan |
| camera | Bedrich Batka |
| cut | Russell Lloyd |
| occupation | |
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31 Degrees in the Shade (original title: Ninety Degrees in the Shade ) is a Czechoslovakian-British feature film by Jiří Weiss from 1965 with Anne Heywood and James Booth in the leading roles. In the German-speaking area, the film was first released in June 1965. The exterior shots were shot in Prague , the location of the film, and the interior shots in the Barrandov Studios in that city.
action
The auditor Kurka finds embezzlement in a cooperative delicatessen. The suspicion falls on Alena, the assistant to the managing director Varell. But not she, but Varell, who is also her lover, is actually the culprit. She doesn't manage to tell the truth, although she finally decides to tip Kurka because Varell is not helping her in any way. But when she visits Kurka in his apartment, both helplessly avoid a clarifying conversation when Kurka's wife witnesses their conversation and Alena's behavior suggests a rendezvous.
Alena dies because she doesn't expect anyone to understand her situation anymore. When it is already too late for Alena, Kurka suspects the real connections. Nevertheless, he does not manage to promise Varell his guilt on the head because he wants to show consideration for his family.
At the end of the film, Kurka observes how Varell begins to flirt with a new assistant who takes the place of the dead Alena. A new love affair is emerging. The old game starts all over again.
criticism
"Despite the conventional presentation of the case, the Czechoslovak-British co-production is characterized by a careful characterization of the people and situations, so that the film becomes an illuminating mirror of human behavior and can therefore be recommended to adults."
Award
In 1966 the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film in English .
Web links
- 31 degrees in the shade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Source: Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 296/1965, pp. 536 to 537