We Have Never Been Modern
Directed byMatěj Chlupáček
Written byMiro Šifra
Produced byMatěj Chlupáček
StarringEliška Křenková
CinematographyMartin Douba
Edited byPavel Hrdlička
Music bySimon Goff
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release dates
  • 1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) (Karlovy Vary)
  • 5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) (Czech Republic)
Running time
117 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Slovakia
LanguageCzech
Budget90 million CZK[1]
Box office7,783,801 CZK[2]

We Have Never Been Modern (Czech: Úsvit literally Dawn) is a 2023 Czech and Slovak crime drama film directed by Matěj Chlupáček and written Miro Šifra. We Have Never Been Modern is Chlupaček's second feature film, defined by him as "a detective story with a female protagonist who is not a police officer or an investigator, but while everyone else draws conclusions according to what suits them, she is the only one who wants to find out the truth". The film title quotes the eponymous book by French philosopher Bruno Latour.[3]

Plot

The plot is set in 1937. A married couple, a pregnant former medicine student and a factory director, arrive in the Slovak town of Svit in Spiš Region. They were together with other Bata employees tasked by building a new town modeled after Zlín. However, the plan is thwarted by a mysterious discovery on the factory premises. Among other things, the mysterious story focuses on the themes of intersexuality, especially the relatively unexplored topic of hermaphroditism at the time. It also deals more generally with the topic of otherness and exclusion, in which Helena Hauptová finds herself as a woman in a purely male and male-dominated environment.[4] In this environment, she is the only one interested in uncovering the truth, while the others come to terms with the story of sabotage suspected by communist elements in the factory.[5]

Cast

Production

Filming began in May 2022 in Lysá nad Labem in the period scenery of the villa there. Filming ended in September 2022, the film was initially set to enter theatres on November 16, 2023.[6] It premiered on 1 July 2023 during Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with theatrical premiere on 5 October 2023.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Hermanová, Milena (25 May 2023). "První záběry z dobového filmu Úsvit. Rozpočet se vyšplhal na 90 milionů korun". Aplausin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Úsvit - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Lodge, Guy (2023-07-04). "'We Have Never Been Modern' Review: Intersex Awareness Brings Unexpected Urgency to a Handsome Czech Period Drama". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ↑ "8. říjen - Interview ČT24". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Dvořák, Stanislav. "Eliška Křenková točí tajemné detektivní drama inspirované 30. léty". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tajemné detektivní drama Úsvit v režii Matěje Chlupáčka s Eliškou Křenkovou je dotočeno". 2media.cz. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Úsvit představuje oficiální trailer, ve Varech zkusí získat Křišťálový globus". Totalfilm. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "České želízko v ohni Hlavní soutěže, Úsvit měl premiéru ve Varech". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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