A Bagful of Fleas
Mar 15 1963
•1h 43m
•Drama
The themes of anarchy and individualism that run through Věra Chytilová’s work begin here, in an almost docu-realist look at women finding freedom and joy amid the rigid conformity of life in a communal factory dormitory.
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Helga Čočková
Eva Gálová (voice)
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