Poslední plavky
Directed by:
Michal KrajňákCinematography:
Martin MatiášekComposer:
Walter KraftCast:
Petr Čtvrtníček, Josef Polášek, Rudolf Hrušínský ml., Jiří Lábus, Pavel Šimčík, Magdalena Sidonová, Hynek Chmelař, Leoš Noha, Kristína Tormová, Josef Rosen (more)Plots(1)
Jarda Kuchar – a small-time hustler rents every summer his apartment only to escape to a remote lake in the middle of nowhere. For three months each year he is the big-city-weary hotshot in a former holiday resort, especially for a local villager named Kamil Hospes, with whom Jarda runs a picturesque pub, the Tropicana. The regulars consist of a pair of odd-ball brothers, Jirka and Peter, and a caretaker of the local transformer, Pepa Vrtilek. However, this season will be different: a local legend – a monster of a catfish called Lojza – has appeared! Ever the opportunist, Jarda sees a chance to improve his income: by inviting all the fishermen to a grand “fish out”. Jarda secretly calls “The Successful Fisherman” magazine to attract the fishing public. “The public” in this case is represented by a father/son duo with a secret ambition to be on the cover of the magazine, no matter what! But this is only the beginning of Jarda’s problems. A surprise visit from his 20-year-old daughter Pavla, whom Jarda avoided for three years, is under way… (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
With Petr Čtvrtníček, Jiří Lábus, Josef Polášek and Magdalena Sidonová, it's a lot of fun by the water, and the many good scenes in The Catfish Summer were only possible thanks to them. However, it just doesn't feel like a real movie (let alone a good comedy) and the closer it gets to the end, the stronger the feeling is that anything can happen and it won't matter.
()