Directed by:
Věra CaïsScreenplay:
Věra CaïsCinematography:
Isidore MankofskyCast:
Philippe Noiret, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Vlastimil Brodský, Jiří Menzel, Květa Fialová, Dana Morávková, Martin Dejdar, Yvetta Blanarovičová, Michaela Kuklová (more)Plots(1)
For this French-Czech coproduction, director Věra Cais adapted the Bohumil Hrabal's novel in a manner reminiscent of Jiří Menzel's interpretation. Philippe Noiret takes on the main role of Haňťa, an aging paper packer whose unique philosophy brings poetry to the raw activities of his daily life. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Nelly Gaierová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268326_449b2c.jpg)
Nelly Gaierová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Orfeus v podsvětí (1980) (TV movie)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Hubert the Smart Boy (1984)
![Jiří Plachý ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273312_8c2710.jpg)
Jiří Plachý ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
![Petr Pelzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412569_e3913f.jpg)
Petr Pelzer
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
![Naďa Konvalinková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268386_7600a2.jpg)
Naďa Konvalinková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
![Oldřich Vízner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268653_02dc15.jpg)
Oldřich Vízner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Cutting It Short (1980)
Saturnin (1994)
![Alfred Strejček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138097_b5555d.jpg)
Alfred Strejček
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Veselé windsorské paničky (1974) (theatrical recording)
The Illusionist (2006)
![Bohumil Vávra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141976_d2f834.jpg)
Bohumil Vávra
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Adelheid (1969)
![Bohumil Hrabal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434686_c14017.jpg)
Bohumil Hrabal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Pearls of the Deep (1965)
Too Loud a Solitude (1994)
Vincent Martin
Best movies:
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
Long Live Life (1984)