Synopsis
A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Bohumil HrabalScreenplay
- Evald SchormDirector
- Jaromil JirešScreenplay
- Evald SchormScreenplay
- Věra ChytilováDirector
- Věra ChytilováScreenplay
- Jiří MenzelDirector
- Jaromil JirešDirector
- Jan NěmecDirector
- Jiří MenzelScreenplay
- Jiří ŠustOriginal Music Composer
- Jan KlusákOriginal Music Composer
- Jan NěmecScreenplay
Cast
- Pavla MaršálkováMother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Ferdinand KrůtaFather František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Alois VachekDisabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Emil IserleUncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miroslav NohýnekLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Slávka ŠpankováLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Bohumil HrabalSpectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Jiří MenzelCyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miloš ČtrnáctýPatient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
- František HavelPatient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
- Josef HejlBarber (segment "Podvodníci")
- Jan VašákAttendand (segment "Podvodníci")
Stills
Themes
fairy talebrideanthologyavant-garderailroadbased on short storyinsurance agentwoman directorboastingriff raffgypsy girlczech new wave