Movie

Shades of Fern

★ 4.8(12)19861h 30m

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Good to know

Director: František Vláčil
Release date: 1986-01-01
Runtime: 1h 30m
Language: Czech
Status: Released
Country: Czechoslovakia
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov

About Shades of Fern

Shades of Fern is a 1986 movie in the Drama and Crime genres, directed by František Vláčil, starring Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszyński and Miroslav Macháček. It has a runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes. It holds an average rating of 4.8/10 from 12 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Shades of Fern in Belgium — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables of Josef’s older brother, the legendary Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. Two young poachers, more boys than men, kill a gamekeeper when they are caught illegally hunting. Panicked, they retreat into a forest that grows steadily more forbidding and deadly as their fear for the future—and guilt over their action—mounts. Loosely based on hundreds of oral folk tales and legends that haunt the woods of Czechoslovakia, Vlácil’s contemporary updating artistically underscores the relationship between man and nature, crime and punishment, isolation and society, and guilt and memory.

Cast

Marek Probosz

Ruda Aksamit

Zbigniew Suszyński

Vašek Kala

Miroslav Macháček

Keeper / Vagabond / Beggar

František Peterka

Father Aksamit

Vladimír Hlavatý

Čepelka

Milada Ježková

Čepelková

Josef Patočka

Elsner

Oldřich Velen

Police Officer

Jaroslav Tomsa

Policeman

Marta Vančurová

Rousová

Emma Černá

Keeper's Wife

Jana Švandová

Themes & keywords

based on novel or bookpoemperiod drama

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Shades of Fern in Belgium?+

Shades of Fern is not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service in Belgium. Availability changes often, so check back or switch your region.

Is Shades of Fern on Netflix?+

Shades of Fern is not on Netflix in Belgium right now.

How long is Shades of Fern?+

Shades of Fern has a runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).

Who stars in Shades of Fern?+

Shades of Fern stars Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszyński, Miroslav Macháček, František Peterka and Vladimír Hlavatý.

When did Shades of Fern come out?+

Shades of Fern is a 1986 movie directed by František Vláčil.

What genre is Shades of Fern?+

Shades of Fern is Drama and Crime film.

Who directed Shades of Fern?+

Shades of Fern was directed by František Vláčil.