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A Loaf of Bread

Diamonds of the Night • 11m

Director Jan Němec's graduation film, A LOAF OF BREAD (SOUSTO), was filmed in 1960 and based on a story by Arnošt Lustig, also the author of the novel on which DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT is based.

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