Ještě žiju s věšákem, plácačkou a čepicí
Directed by:
Pavel GöblCinematography:
Jan HoráčekComposer:
Antonín VeselkaCast:
Jiří Vymětal, Patrik David, Jaroslav Dušek, Iveta Dušková, Igor Chmela, Petra Beoková, Roman Slovák, Milada Jašová, Jozef Polievka, Jan Turner, Vlasta Dušek (more)Plots(1)
An absurd tragicomedy based on the successful theater play by René Levínský, which was nominated for the Alfréd Radok Prize for the best contemporary production. Set against a backdrop of the fading genius loci of their particular world, the main characters work out or, rather, try to work out their entangled relationships. Switchman Franta Bláha ‘shoots’ himself at his own bachelor party: he and co-worker Gábina Kleinová, a cleaning woman for the railways, were planning on getting married. But that evening something else happens: Franta’s identical twin brother dies. The brother was financially much better off than Franta. And he wasn’t about to get married. Can Franta resist a sudden drunken impulse to switch identities with his deceased brother? Thus begins another summer day at a medium-sized Czech train station… (official distributor synopsis)
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A boring, tedious sequence of unfunny dialogue and amateurish performances. One sometimes wonders what the Fund for the Development and Support of Czech Cinema puts money into...
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The film was helped by the performance of Jaroslav Dušek. Other roles were cast by a variety of amateur, beginner, and regional actors. Still, a decent little unpretentious film was made for those who don't mind the exposed nature of the Czechs.
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In a certain respect, I find this film very appealing in the way it tries to depict real people in their work environment, rather than an artificially constructed world that the majority of commercial cinema presents. The director presents a fairly realistic portrait of employees at a station somewhere in a small Czech town. The characters are believable, but the film lacks greater impact and attractiveness. A significant part of the film is immersed in banalities, with the camera gliding over station buildings and rails, without simultaneously conveying the poetics of a typical Czech station. Lastly, in addition to the screenplay needing more work, the film also lacks better performances in the supporting roles. It's not bad, but it could have been much better. Overall impression: 45%.
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