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The perfectly depicted atmosphere of the sixties, excellent sharply nerve-wracking music, the fresh and well-acting central duo Marie Drahokoupilová and Michael Junášek, a love story with a broad impact reaching into the present... These undeniable pros were enough to make me devour the film like a raspberry. (85%) (28.07.2021)

Marriage with Strings Attached in many ways can't deny its origin in the Czech New Wave of the 1960s. It features black and white cinematography focusing on natural dialogues without romanticizing moments, and psychological characterization of the characters, and is simply a decent film of its time. Interestingly, the beautiful Drahokoupilová was systematically cast by directors in roles of monsters. Although it wasn't the main focus, the film also tells a lot about the atmosphere of its era when it was necessary to fake a marriage in order to live in the city of one's choice. Bureaucracy and the non-existent housing market, along with the command system, simply played their roles. Overall impression: 60%. (04.05.2011)