Is Larks on a String sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Larks on a String easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Larks on a String violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Larks on a String scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Larks on a String end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Larks on a String

Name: Larks on a String
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 1990
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Václav Neckář, Jitka Zelenohorská, Vlastimil Brodský, Vladimír Ptáček

Directed by Jiří Menzel

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

199094 min6.9 / 10

A tender, gently comic romance set amid political oppression, where human connection and longing persist despite ideological coercion.

In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Realistic Romance Stories Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Artists Fooling Themselves Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Drama Romance Comedy

Keywords

Love Of One's Life Based On Short Story

Questions people ask

Is Larks on a String sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Larks on a String easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Larks on a String violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Larks on a String scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Larks on a String end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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