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Directed by:
Dušan HanákCinematography:
Viktor Svoboda st.Composer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Magda Vášáryová, Jiří Bartoška, Jana Brejchová, Róbert Koltai, Erzsi Pásztor, Juraj Nvota, Ferenc Bencze, Iveta Kožková, Jitka Asterová, Eva Holubová (more)Plots(1)
Simple Pleasures is a psychological exploration of the mind of a young woman. It focuses on the ordinary professional and personal problems of its protagonist, 30-year-old nurse Soňa (Magda Vášáryová) – a typical, utterly conformist representative of her generation. Though unsatisfied by her marriage's descent into routine, she has long wavered over leaving her husband, whose opinions differ from hers. Little by little, she finds the strength and wherewithal to know herself, make her own decisions and finally lead a meaningful life. Simple Pleasures is a psychological study of the values of a generation going through – and overcoming – a mid-life crisis. Dušan Hanák augments the film's realism with subtle symbols and poetic metaphors. The magic of the "simple pleasures" occasionally experienced by the main character are brought to life by Magda Vášáryová's performance (awarded at the San Remo Festival of Auteur Films). (Art Film Fest)
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The first of two beautiful female films by Dušan Hanák and Magda Vašáryová. Quiet Happiness follows a turning point in the life of a pediatric ward nurse who loses herself in the routine of her workplace and private life. Losing herself next to a selfish man and an insensitive mother-in-law, her solution may be an affair in the workplace or just honest conversations with colleagues. And of course the smile of an abandoned child. Apart from the classically excellent Magda, all the others act above their standard performances: the brooding Bartoška, the emancipated Brejchová, the empathetic Nvota, but also the episodic actors Holubová, Asterová, Navrátil, Goldflam, Kretschmerová and Šišková.
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