The Ear (1970) review

Government worker Ludvík (Radoslav Brzobohatý) and his boozed-up wife Anna (Jiřina Bohdalová) return to their apartment following a dinner party only to find that the power has been cut off and Ludvik frets over several of his peers being "taken away," then the two of them start fighting with each other ... and then realize their place is bugged with listening devices (hence the title).  The Czech Communists (who were "supported" by the Soviet Union) didn't take too kindly to this in 1970 - and it wasn't formally released until twenty-nine years later - so it successfully irritated the correct tyrants, except it's a rather simplistic movie about corruption and marital discord, with the latter component seeming like a bad imitation of Tennessee Williams (especially when Ludvik and Anna grapple around and he shoves her head under a running faucet).  Director Kachyňa's aesthetic is choppy and annoying as well - the cuts feel random instead of made with purpose, and there are too many close-ups of scummy people addressing the camera directly - although it makes a good point that paranoia is justified when living in this type of political hellscape.