Three Steps from the Body

This is a very funny film based on Skružný’s play, starring Karel Lamač (who was happily gaining weight during the Depression) and Truda Grosslichtová, who was not one of the best comedians of her time, but she was certainly pleasant to look at and delicious to listen to. The cadence of the dialogue is almost deadly, the exteriors are gorgeous, and overall this is a comedy from the family of brisk films that regularly entertain. (14/02/2009)