Directed by:
Zdeněk Podskalský st.Cinematography:
Vladimír OpletalComposer:
Angelo MichajlovCast:
Vlastimil Brodský, Jana Brejchová, Iva Janžurová, Jan Libíček, Jiřina Jirásková, Josef Beyvl, Darja Hajská, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jaroslav Moučka, Miroslav Homola (more)Plots(1)
A fire bursts out in the Research Institute of the Chemical Factories. The confused firemen fail to fight the fire, and thus the ingeniousness of the charming senior lecturer Kostohryz has a chance to be demonstrated again, since the scientist applies his most recent invention to extinguish the fire. In the institute, Kostohryz is an unquestionable star admired by men and loved by women. There are two assistants who furiously compete for his favour - Dagmar and Ester, whose mutual hatred is almost tangible. The police captain with his assistant Alžběta can well sense that here life is already at stake. The two women are bloody-minded and eventually, Ester dies in an explosion in the nuclear shelter where she was enticed by her rival. Paradoxically, the one suspected of the crime is the senior lecturer who is "saved" from conviction by the testimony of the treacherous Dagmar. The senior lecturer marries Dagmar to help the police convict her of murder. But Dagmar finds out about this and her love turns into a passionate desire for revenge. The honeymoon in a gamekeeper's lodge passes in attacks on Kostohryz's life. It is only Dagmar's straightforward attempt to kill her husband with an injection of poison that eventually leads the murderess to prison. The senior lecturer returns to the institute where he, shocked, meets Ester, healthy and alive. Ester, too, forces him to marry her and she, too, burns with desire for revenge. Even before the wedding trip, she hurries to the pharmacist to buy an especially strong rat poison. (official distributor synopsis)
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It's strange, but it's similar in type to the crazy Czech comedy You Are a Widow, Sir which was made in the same year. At that time, I gave it 4 stars and even though the rating may have been influenced by nostalgia, satisfaction prevailed. However, Podskalský's film most resembles constipation. The experienced Jaroslav Dietl is pushing and pushing, but he can't push out a functional plot and humor. Devilish Honeymoon is a movie that works in its details, such as Libíček's lines and proverbs or the charms of Jana Brejchová, but unfortunately, as a whole, it is desperately unfunny and awkward. I would give it a more accurate rating of 2 stars just for the multitude of well-known and beloved actors, but the series of performances, such as Brodský stumbling through the forest with antlers on his head, or Růžičková writhing at the disco, bring the film down to a level where Troška confidently is today. Overall impression: 30%.
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A crazy black comedy, so dry it's dusty in places. Zdeněk Podskalský has combined many types of humor, from classic slapstick to satirical skits, and thanks to the cast, which is filled with admirable talent, he has managed to transfer all the fun from the script to the film strip. Personally, I was most entertained by the duo Jan Libíček and Jiřina Jirásková and I must also highlight the very funny and imaginative music by Angelo Michajlov. "You know what, honey, let's go for a walk." - "And can I take the saw with me?" - "Yes, but you'll carry it yourself."
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