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Setin1982Czechoslovakia,RadimSpacek's"WalkingTooFast"isaslow-burnpoliticalthrilleraboutasecretpolicelieutenantbuckingthesystem.Comparisonsto"TheLivesofOthers"areapt,althoughWalkingsthoroughlyunsympatheticprotagonistmakesthefilmmoreadmirablethanlikable.PicalsomakesanexcellentcompanionpiecetoJanHrebejks"Kawasaki'sRose,"thisyear'sCzechsubmissionfortheforeign-languagefilmOscar,showinganotherfacetofthecountry'scollaborationistpastundercommunism.February'sdomesticreleasereapedfewerthan17,000viewers,signalingfestsandancillaryasthebestbetforfurtherviewing.<br/> In1982,thetotalitarianregimeseemsinterminableandall-powerful.Short,ferret-likeAntonin(OndrejMaly),whoepitomizesthesenselessbrutalityoftheregime,isregardedasoneofthetopmeninthestatesecuritybureau.<br/> ButAntoninnolongerfindssatisfactionfrommentallytormentinghisnetworkofinformersorroughingupsuspectedsubversives.Heseetheswithrepressedangerandboredom,frequentlyworkinghimselfintoastatewherehecanbarelybreathe.<br/> WhenAntoninbecomesobsessedwithpretty,self-possessedKlara(KristinaFarkasova),themistressofamarrieddissident(MartinFinger),herebelsagainsttherulesofhisorganization.However,hisdecisionisn'trootedinfeelingsofconscienceorcompassion;rather,itcomesasasavageactofnihilism.<br/> TheCzechtitle,"Pouta,"literallytranslatesas"tiesthatbind,"andtheambitiousscriptbyfirst-timerOndrejStindlplaysontheword'smultiplemeanings(from"handcuffs"to"relationships")throughoutthefilm.Althoughnuancedinmanyways,thestoryremainsuncompromisinglydark,providingfewemotionalhooksforaudienceidentification.ThecoollyobjectivehelmingbySpacek"RapidEyeMovement",favoringlongandmedium-focusshots,alsodistancesviewersfromthecharacters.<br/> Leadingacastoflittle-knownthesps,Malyoffersatour-de-forceperfasthetightlywoundmanwhorespectsnothingandnolongergivesadamn;thesceneinwhichhemakesthiscleartohislong-sufferingwifeispositivelychilling.<br/> AlsoofnoteisLukasLatinakasAntonin'sjovial,double-dealingSlovakcolleagueandLubosVeselyasanintellectualforcedtoplayinformant.<br/> Craftpackagestressestheconformityandbleaknessoftheerawithcolor-desaturatedlensingandbrown-tonedproductiondesign.Standoutcameraworkfromvetd.p.JaromirKacersimulatesthefeelingofbeingwatched,whilethewell-usedelectronicascorefromindiemusicianTomasVtipilevokesanunsettlingmood.
