Does The Ear end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 The Ear easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

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.

The Ear

Name: The Ear
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jiřina Bohdalová, Jiří Císler, Miloslav Holub, Milica Kolofíková

Directed by Karel Kachyňa

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

199095 min7.3 / 10

A claustrophobic, paranoia-soaked chamber piece about a bureaucrat and his wife trapped in their surveilled home, forced to confront both state oppression and marital decay.

Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Unresolved Grief Stories Government Oppression Dramas Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Mystery Drama Thriller

Keywords

Communism Bureaucrat Marital Conflict

Questions people ask

Does The Ear end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Ear sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Ear easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Ear scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Ear violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

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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