Ucho is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyna completed in 1970. This film is about a bitter married couple - Ludvik (an official of ruling communist regime) and his wife Anna. They return home drunkenly and discover that something is amiss.
The door of the house is unlocked. The telephone lines are out of order. They returned from a communist official party and there Ludvik discovered that other bureaucrats including his superior were mysteriously detained. Ludvik becomes sure that their house is bugged. Tension appears between the couple . They both start accusing each other and bring on long forgotten things into open.
This is a great film about paranoia,the fear of being watched. People become so seemingly paranoid while working in a communist party. Another important aspect of the film is the disintegrating relationship between the man and his wife. This film is theatrical in it's approach because incidents happen mainly within a house . This film is also theatrical because of it's dialogues. The black-and-white cinematography of "The Ear" is unusually expressive. At the party, there is lot of hand-held camera and wide angle point of view shots .
The performances by both the lead actors were superb. Miss Bohdalová in particular was the best performer. She displayed a whole lot of ranges.
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