Larks on a String


1h 36m 1990

Brief Synopsis

A story revolving around the relationship between a male laborer and a female prison inmate, both of whom have been interred for compulsory "re-education."

Film Details

Also Known As
Alouettes, le fil a la patte, Skrivánci na nítich
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Political
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Barrandov Studios
Distribution Company
IFEX; Fox Lorber Home Video; Grands Films Classiques; Shochiku-Fuji Company Ltd
Location
Czechoslovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

A story revolving around the relationship between a male laborer and a female prison inmate, both of whom have been interred for compulsory "re-education."

Film Details

Also Known As
Alouettes, le fil a la patte, Skrivánci na nítich
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Political
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Barrandov Studios
Distribution Company
IFEX; Fox Lorber Home Video; Grands Films Classiques; Shochiku-Fuji Company Ltd
Location
Czechoslovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States April 12, 1991

Released in United States April 19, 1991

Released in United States August 1990

Released in United States February 13, 1991

Released in United States February 1990

Released in United States February 9, 1991

Released in United States January 1991

Released in United States July 1990

Released in United States June 1990

Released in United States June 9, 1990

Released in United States on Video November 29, 1991

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1991

Re-released in United States on Video April 25, 1995

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 22 - March 2, 1990.

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 11-26, 1990.

Shown at International Film Festival of Karlovy Vary July 7-19, 1990.

Shown at Miami Film Festival February 9, 1991.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.

Shown at Public Theater, New York City in the series "The Banned and the Beautiful: A Survey of Czech Filmmaking 1963-1990" June 15-July 5, 1990.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 9, 1990.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Hollywood Glasnost.) April 19 - May 3, 1990.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 22 - March 2, 1990.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Public Theater, New York City in the series "The Banned and the Beautiful: A Survey of Czech Filmmaking 1963-1990" June 15-July 5, 1990.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.)

Released in United States January 1991 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.)

Released in United States February 1990 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.)

Released in United States February 9, 1991 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 9, 1991.)

Released in United States February 13, 1991 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1991

Released in United States April 12, 1991 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States April 19, 1991

Re-released in United States on Video April 25, 1995

Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.)

Released in United States June 9, 1990 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 9, 1990.)

Released in United States July 1990 (Shown at International Film Festival of Karlovy Vary July 7-19, 1990.)

Released in United States August 1990 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 11-26, 1990.)

Released in United States on Video November 29, 1991

Film was banned by the Czechoslovakian government for twenty years.