Who's That Soldier?

I will never forget our world literature teacher's reflection that Jiří was the best actor of his generation. It was a bit out of place, but who would have thought about it at the time... the main thing was that we got to avoid the teaching. (10/03/2009)

"I have never felt such a strong desire to join our people's democratic army among comrades as I have by just watching this film. I mean, what's missing from such a comrade in arms? It has adventures, friends, women and hens! And fresh air! And serves its country! And there's no falsehood, no bullying, no humiliation. Yes, that's our people's democratic army!" ... A decent normalization comedy with good actors and a slightly musty agitation subtext, but luckily the smell is not repulsive, rather slightly funny in all its naivety and bucolic stylization. By the way, Petr Hapka's soundtrack is really terrible, so terrible that it's going to stay in your head. (15/03/2005)