Mirrors in the Dark
2021
Dancer Marie (Alena Doláková) and her boyfriend František try to save their relationship by answering 36 questions that scientists say will make you fall in love with anyone. But newly 30-year-old Marie has other, more important questions on her mind. Is it worth pursuing a career in which she'll never reach the top? Can she overcome her fear of mediocrity and be happy with herself? Will her mother ever stop speaking into her life? And most importantly, is her relationship even worth saving? In his formally distinctive feature debut, Šimon Holý brings an unprecedentedly authentic look at the relationships, dreams and worries of today's people in their thirties.
Feature Film
2021
85 minutes
DCP
1,85:1
„Ascetic direction in its brilliant simplicity.“
Mariona Borrull Zapata, El antepenúltimo mohicano
"Holý has a musical sense for the rhythm of the film image and what is happening in it."
Jindřiška Bláhová, Respekt
"The selfless conceptual consistency makes Mirrors in the Dark such a distinctive and bold debut."
Martin Šrajer, A2larm
2 nominations for the Czech Film Critics Awards 2022:
Alena Doláková (Best Actress)
Šimon Holý (Best Newcomer)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021
East of the West Competition
Kolkata International Film Festival 2022
International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images
Pune International Film Festival 2022
World Competition
FIC.UBA 2023
Competencia Internacional de largometrajes
Yashwant International Film Festival 2022
World Competition
Nisa Film Festival 2022
Feature Film Competition
Finále Plzeň 2021
Main Competition
Ostrava Kamera Oko 2021
Cinéast 2021
Ankara Film Festival 2021
Letní filmová škola Uherské Hradiště 2022
Bahamas International Film Festival 2023
Festival Kino na hranici / Kino na Granicy 2023
Cast
Alena Doláková (Marie)
Bořek Joura (František)
Eliška Soukupová (Erika)
Markéta Tannerová (Matka)
Martin Dědoch (Tomáš)
Václav Vašák (Choreograf)
Dancers:
Viktor Bukovy, Matthias Deneux, Barbora Ješutová, Jan Homola, Kamila Mottlová, Kristýna Štarhová, Tereza Votavová
Voices in the performance:
Soňa Beaumont, Denisa Barešová, Hana Řičicová, Vítek Svoboda, Václav Šanda
Creative Team
Director, Screenwriter, Music:
Šimon Holý
Cinematographer:
Jana Hojdová
Sound Editor:
Hana Kašpárek Vyšínská
Editor:
Sabina Mladenová
Choreographer:
Eliška Soukupová
Costumes:
Anežka Karasová
Michaela Kyselová
Line Producer:
Alžběta Janáčková
Producer:
Šimon Holý (šššššFilm/První řada)
Co-producers:
Jana Hojdová (Bridge Films)
Alžběta Janáčková (Silk Films)
Distributor v ČR
Aerofilms
