The Garden (Czech: Zahrada) is a 1968 short Czechoslovak film directed by Jan Švankmajer. It was written by Švankmajer and Ivan Kraus based on Kraus's story Living Fence.
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Plot
Josef invites his old friend Franta to his home. Franta is shocked when he finds out that the house is surrounded by people who are holding their hands. Josef shows Franta his garden but Franta eventually asks who the people are. Josef tells him it is his hedge (lit. "living fence" in Czech) and that the people in the fence are volunteers that Josef has some knowledge about. Franta eventually finds his place in the fence.
Cast
Jiří Hálek as Franta
Luděk Kopřiva as Josef
Míla Myslíková as Miluš
Václav Borovička as Borůvka
František Husák as man in rubber coat