LEA (1996)

Film details

Featuring

Lenka Vlasáková Christian Redl Hanna Schygulla
Director

Ivan Fila
Countries

Czech Republic Germany
Year

1996
Genre

Romance
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Die TRÄUMERIN Working
DREAMER Alternative

Synopsis

Love story of a mute Slovenian girl, Lea, and an ex-foreign legionnaire, turned antiques dealer, who falls in love with her while on a trip to Slovakia in 1991. Seeing in Lea an uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, he buys her from her step-parents and, against her will, brings her to Germany where he marries her. Initially it seems the relationship is doomed to failure, but gradually they develop a bond. The story is revealed through a series of letters and poems written by Lea to her dead mother.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Lea Gahut
    
    Lenka Vlasáková
  - Herbert Strehlow
    
    Christian Redl
  - Wanda
    
    Hanna Schygulla
  - Gregor Pálty
    
    Miroslav Donutil
  - Block
    
    Udo Kier
  - postal worker
    
    Gerd Lohmeyer
  - young Lea
    
    Tereza Vetrovská
  - Lea's father
    
    Ivo Gogál
  - Lea's mother
    
    Klára Jirsáková
  - doctor
    
    Oliver Stritzel
  - town official
    
    Herman van Ulzen
  - Beáta Pálty
    
    Zuzana Krónerová
  - doctor
    
    Soña Valentová
  - Jakub
    
    Mojmír Kucera
  - Felix
    
    Ján Melkovic
  - shop proprietor
    
    Stano Danciak
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Ivan Fila
  - Assistant Director (German Crew, 1st)
    
    Marta Borchert
  - Assistant Director (German Crew, 2nd)
    
    Dana Haack
  - Assistant Director (Czech Crew)
    
    Hana Hanusová
  - Assistant Director (Czech Crew)
    
    Zdenek Jirasky
  - Assistant Director (Czech Crew)
    
    Milena Kropácková
  - Assistant Director (Czech Crew)
    
    Barbara Kropácková
  - Continuity (Czech Crew)
    
    Alena Miketuková
  - Continuity (Czech Crew)
    
    Marika Brodilová
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Ivan Fila Filmproduktion
  - Production Company
    
    Avista Film
  - Production Company
    
    ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
  - Collaboration
    
    ARTE
  - Support
    
    Barrandov Biografia
  - Funding
    
    Bayerische Film und Fernsehförderung
  - Funding
    
    MBI - Bundesministerium des Innern
  - Funding
    
    FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt
  - Funding
    
    Filmbüro Nordrhein Westfalen
  - Executive Producer
    
    Alena Rimbach
  - Executive Producer
    
    Andrés Jauernick
  - Producer
    
    Ivan Fila
  - Producer
    
    Herbert Rimbach
  - Associate Producer
    
    Harald Herzog
  - Unit Production Manager (German Crew)
    
    Dierk Fechner
  - Unit Production Manager (Czech Crew)
    
    Pavel Franclík
  - Unit Production Manager (Czech Crew)
    
    Zdenek Felor
  - Production Manager (German Crew)
    
    Silvia Dusch
  - Production Manager (Czech Crew)
    
    Antonín Suchánek
  - Location Manager (Czech Crew)
    
    Petr Pek
  - Location Manager (Czech Crew)
    
    Jirí Hausner
  - Production Assistant (Czech Crew)
    
    Jaroslav Zátka
  - Production Secretary (Czech Crew)
    
    Jarmila Zajicková
  - Production Secretary (Czech Crew)
    
    Jana Hrsková
  Casting:
  - Casting (German Crew)
    
    Risa Kes
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Ivan Fila
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Vladimír Smutny
  - Camera Assistant (Czech Crew)
    
    Václav Zajicek
  - Camera Assistant (Czech Crew)
    
    Ján Horádek
  - Steadicam (Czech Crew)
    
    Jirí Pechar
  Stills:
  - Stills (Czech Crew)
    
    Tomki Nemec
  - Stills (Czech Crew)
    
    Radovan Subin
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Ivana Davidová
  - Assistant Editor (Czech Crew)
    
    Libuse Roitková
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Petr Kunc
  - Art Director
    
    Ludvík Siroky
  - Set Designer (Czech Crew)
    
    Martin MalÝ
  Costumes:
  - Costumes
    
    Petra Kray
  - Wardrobe (Czech Crew)
    
    Jana Smetanová
  - Wardrobe (Czech Crew)
    
    Jitka Novotna
  - Wardrobe (Czech Crew)
    
    Dana Chaloupková
  Make-up:
  - Make-up (Czech Crew)
    
    Josef Lojík
  - Make-up (Czech Crew)
    
    Libuse Beranová
  Titles:
  - Titles (Czech Crew)
    
    Filip Heyduk
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Petr Hapka
  Sound:
  - Sound Design
    
    Marcel Spisak
  - Mixer
    
    Rammler, Max
  - Sound Assistant (Czech Crew)
    
    Vojtech Vetrovec
  - Sound Assistant (Czech Crew)
    
    Jirí Belik
  Consultant:
  - Artistic Collaborator
    
    Ludmila Hillebrand