The Millennial Bee

The Millennial Bee
Promotional poster
Directed by	Juraj Jakubisko
Written by	Juraj Jakubisko Peter Jaros (novel)
Starring	Jozef Kroner Stefan Kvietik Michal Dočolomanský Jana Janovská
Cinematography	Stanislav Dorsic
Edited by	Judita Fatulová Patrik Pass
Music by	Petr Hapka
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	162 minutes
Countries	Czechoslovakia West Germany
Languages	Slovak, Czech

The Millennial Bee (Slovak: Tisícročná včela, also known in English as The Bee Millennium), is a 1983 film made and produced in Czechoslovakia, West Germany and Austria. The film is based on a novel written by Peter Jaroš and was directed by Juraj Jakubisko. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

• Jozef Kroner as Martin Pichanda
• Štefan Kvietik as Samo
• Michal Dočolomanský as Valent
• Jana Janovská as Ruzena
• Eva Jakoubková as Kristína
• Ivana Valesová as Mária
• Pavol Mikulík as Julo
• Igor Cillík as Svanda
• Jirí Císler as Belányi

Film awards

• XL. Venice Film Festival 1984
  • Golden Phoenix for The best art direction and cinematography
  • Catholic Prize
• FEST Belgrade 1984
  • UNICEF Prize
• IV. IFF Sevilla 1984
  • Grand Prize
• Czechoslovak Journalists' Prize
• XXII. Film Festival Banská Bystrica 1984
  • Grand Prize

See also

• List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Czechoslovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• The Millennial Bee at IMDb
• Tisícročná včela at Slovak Film Database