| An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World | |
| Director: | Juraj Jakubisko |
| Producer: | Deana Horváthová |
| Starring: | Deana Horváthová Milan Bahúl Joachim Kemmer Lucie Vondráčková Klára Issová Pavel Landovský |
| Music: | Jan Jirásek Ondřej Soukup |
| Cinematography: | Ján Duris |
| Studio: | Jakubisko film, Czech Television |
| Distributor: | Falcon |
| Runtime: | 158 minutes |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Language: | Czech |
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World (Czech: Nejasná zpráva o konci světa) is a 1997 Czech film directed by Juraj Jakubisko.[1] [2] It is a symbolic story of ill-fated love set in central Europe.
A magical and realistic vision of an unbalanced world takes place in a village in the mountains at the end of the world - at an unknown time. The village in a picturesque setting is a metaphor for the world and humanity at the rise of the 3rd millennium. During the 25 years when the story takes place, we can see change over several generations and various symbols of different civilizations, church and culture. The main motif of the film is the love between Verona and Goran. Their passionate relationship is so different from any other and so they have to be punished in the name of so-called morality and equality. By following them, the village people are trying to hide their transgressions against nature and themselves. Patriarchal rituals are in conflict with a civilization without God and equality. Nature punishes them with earthquakes. The houses of all the guilty people are destroyed. Wolves are a symbol of danger.