约瑟夫·贝克

　　本片获得了1947年威尼斯电影节大奖，是第一部获此荣誉的捷克斯洛伐克影片。《罢工》改编自捷克斯洛伐克女作家玛丽-玛耶洛娃的同名小说。1889年，在距离布拉格不远的小城克拉德诺的一座冶金工厂，一群被残酷剥削的工人们为了争取自己的权益举行了一次罢工，本片正是取材去这一真实事件，讲述的是一群矿工通过举行罢工争取自己权益的故事。故事围绕着一个生活在底层薪金微薄的矿工家庭展开，展现了辛苦劳作却苦苦在生存线上挣扎的矿工及其家人同压榨劳动工人阶级的冷酷矿工主以及占领军之间的冲突矛盾。作为一部黑白电影故事片，《罢工》一片的摄影手法以及入画构图显得极为生动，栩如生展现了矿工危险而艰苦的工作环境。尽管人物刻画和表演显得粗糙，《罢工》一片仍被看做是共产主义政治宣传影片的奠基石，而在电影史上留下了重要的地位。

　　This apocalyptic parable carries within it a clear echo of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. This unforgiving exploration of the Czech mentality tells the tale of a troupe of wandering actors who perform a passion play in some unnamed village. Fear of some unknown danger breaks out in the village, which is cut off from the surrounding world. Stupidity, selfishness and aggressiveness then come to the surface in this society under threat. In the film's key scene, a woman is raped by the self-styled leader. Zdenuk Mahler, who would later work on Forman's examination Mozart Amadeus, worked on the script.　　The director Evald Schorm (1929-1988) was one of the most original members of the Czech "New Wave". During the "normalization" era, Schorm spent many years unable to direct. His last film, Killing with Kindness (1988) was only made in the twilight years of Communism. During that period when he was unable to direct films, he became an outstanding stage director. He directed groundbreaking productions at the "Na zábradlí" Theater and Laterna Magika.