The Garden (1968 film)

The Garden (Czech: Zahrada) is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Jan Švankmajer.^[1] It is based on a story by Ivan Kraus Living Fence.^[2][3]

The Garden
Directed by	Jan Švankmajer
Written by	Jan Švankmajer Ivan Kraus
Based on	Living Fence by Ivan Kraus
Produced by	Josef Soukup
Starring	Jiří Hálek Luděk Kopřiva
Cinematography	Svatopluk Malý
Edited by	Milada Sádková
Music by	Zdeněk Liška
Production company	Krátký Film Praha
Release date	August 1968 (1968-08)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Plot

Josef invites his old friend Franta to his home. Franta is shocked when he finds out that the house is surrounded by people who are holding their hands. Josef shows Franta his garden but Franta eventually asks who the people are. Josef tells him it is his hedge (lit. "living fence" in Czech) and that the people in the fence are volunteers that Josef has some knowledge about. Franta eventually finds his place in the fence.^[4]

Cast

• Jiří Hálek as Franta
• Luděk Kopřiva as Josef
• Míla Myslíková as Miluš
• Václav Borovička as Borůvka
• František Husák as Man in rubber coat