The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he quits… dramatically. What he does not predict is that in doing this he will lose his sense of place in society.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Jan SvěrákDirector
- Zdeněk SvěrákScreenplay
- Ondřej SoukupOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Zdeněk SvěrákJosef Tkaloun
- Daniela KolářováEliška Tkalounová
- Tatiana DykováHelenka
- Jiří MacháčekRobert Landa
- Pavel LandovskýŘezáč
- Jan BudařÚlisný
- Nela BoudováPtáčková
- Ondřej VetchýŘezáč mladší
- Miroslav Táborskývedoucí Šubrt
- Robin SoudekTomík
- Martin PechlátKarel
- Božidara TurzonovováKvadrová
Stills
Themes
supermarketunexpected happinessretireebicycleteacherchurchcolleague