Synopsis
An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric scenarios of wit.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Véra CaïsDirector
- Stanisław SyrewiczOriginal Music Composer
- Stéphane MouchaOriginal Music Composer
- Véra CaïsScreenplay
Cast
- Philippe NoiretHaňťa
- Jean-Claude DreyfusBoss
- Vlastimil BrodskýUncle Albert
- Jiří MenzelProfessor
- Květa FialováOld Mančinka
- Dana MorávkováYoung Mančinka / Ilonka (voice)
- Martin DejdarPedro
- Michaela KuklováTurquoise Gypsy
- Yvetta BlanarovičováAtlas Gypsy
- Agathe de La FontaineIlonka
- Ivan GübelGiant
- Milan ŠteindlerDriver
Themes
based on novel or book