Domácí péče
Domáca opatera
Directed by:
Slávek HorákCinematography:
Jan ŠťastnýCast:
Alena Mihulová, Bolek Polívka, Tatiana Dyková, Zuzana Kronerová, Sara Venclovská, Eva Matalová, Marián Mitaš, Helena Čermáková, Ivan Řehák, Vladimír Kulhavý (more)VOD (1)
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Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta lives for her husband Láďa, her daughter and her patients. This abstemious woman who radiates joy begins each day with a drop of plum brandy, and not even the whims of her clients can wipe that sweet smile off her face. Her Láďa might be a Moravian free spirit who's happy with a simple answer to every question, but the two of them are united by an inseverable bond. One ordinary day ends differently from all the others, however, and not only Vlasta but everyone around her are going to have to get used to the fact that she's the one who's going to need looking after. Everyone knows about the finality of human existence but the realisation of life's actual limits comes to each of us individually and often unexpectedly. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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An intriguing film about life and death, which carries emotions but isn't necessarily pessimistic or optimistic. It's just the way life is and the way we make it. Bolek Polívka has perhaps only one moment here where he shows that he is a good actor; otherwise, he doesn't act much, whereas Alena Mihulová stole the show.
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The cast was decent, but the film turned out to be disappointing for me. I was just watching someone slowly die for an hour and a half without any interest in the story whatsoever. Plus, those esoteric cultists were quite annoying, and the whole film kind of bummed me out. Eventually, it dawned on me that all I had to do to ‘enjoy’ a similar experience, was to turn off the DVD player and immerse myself in my own ‘afterlife’. The problem is that I want a film to make me forget that and not the other way around. I'm not a fan of French cinema, but Intouchables was on a whole other level.
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Flawless performances, especially the two leads, no doubt about it. But what would such quality performers be if they were not lucky enough to have an interesting subject and a director who could make the filming interesting as well? Except for the European "joke" with the frog underpass and the "joke" with the patient's conversion, it was very good - delicately sensitive and with a beautiful ending.
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The supporting role with Tatiana Vilhelmová should have remained in the background and not inexplicably come to the forefront. Its transparency and, consequently, its lack of finality is what ultimately causes Home Care to fall through the cracks. It's a shame because the buzz was decent, Boleslav Polívka gives his first perfectly normal performance in years, and thanks to a topic that is close to my heart professionally, I was prepared to meet the film halfway wherever I could.
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Home cares has high its highs and lows. You don't expect anything from it, and it first excites you with the golden sixtieth solid aura of the new wave, then it turns in a completely different direction, it is packed with ambitions that are very close to being ridiculous self-parody, and finally the movie is saved by a really nice ending. Horák seems to have an undeniable talent as both a screenwriter and a director, but he would need a big stick in the form of an uncompromising playwright.
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