Directed by:
Tomáš HoffmanCinematography:
Jan DrnekCast:
Petra Hřebíčková, Ondřej Vetchý, Miroslav Táborský, Jiří Langmajer, Tereza Kostková, Jenovéfa Boková, Václav Postránecký, Matouš Ruml, Kristína Svarinská (more)Plots(1)
The likeable Eliška (Petra Hřebíčková) is the loving wife of charismatic and rich Pavel (Jiří Langmajer), full-time. That is, until he very nicely and tactfully asks for a divorce before her fortieth birthday. If she's going to be building a new life for herself, she's building it from the ground up! Eliška decides to start over as a teacher in a small village in Central Bohemia. The distinctly hyperactive mayor (Miroslav Táborský) makes Eliška share a house with the grumpy Božíček (Ondřej Vetchý), who, thanks to his own unpleasant experiences, decided that he's "done with women forever". The only thing that can top his brutal sarcasm and unrefined behavior is his occupation - he's the local gravedigger. Eliška's recently started holding a grudge against men however, so she won't just stand and take it... (Cinemart)
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A pleasant romantic comedy, whose lack of annoyance is literally exceptional by domestic standards. The main roles are played by the beautiful Petra Hřebíčková and the super-sympathetic Ondřej Vetchý, in other roles Miroslav Táborský, whose story about his resemblance to his great-grandfather was so well punctuated that I burst out laughing. The plot isn't surprising at all, but it's nice to watch and I'm glad that it's still possible to make a film about people from a village and people from the city without making complete idiots out of one or the other. I gave it a fourth star for this.
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I could probably complain a bit that the film’s overall positivity about everything reminded me of Kameňák or Babovřesky. But I felt so great while watching the movie that it would be a pity to bring it down to average with a single sentence like this. You see, Ondřej Vetchý once again puts in a great performance and Petra Hřebíčková’s character provides him with great company. And on top of that, the remaining actors create great caricatures and elevate the good-hearted atmosphere of the film even higher. So, I walked home from the cinema with a crazy-man’s smile on my face, which didn’t disappear even on the next day. That’s the kind of impact this movie had on me.
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The opening exposition with Vetchý as gravedigger is faultless. Of course it soon slips into a predictable romantic comedy with a lightning change into a compatible partner, but it still has style and really funny humor. For a Czech production, this is a massive success and so I’m giving it more stars than I might otherwise. I’m doing it for the kids.
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With this movie, a lot depends on whether you like Petra Hřebíčková. Because while Ondra has a lot of space here (and he's good), it's more her film. She's the one talking, laughing, hysterical... she just rocks. And the story isn't boring either: you snicker sometimes, laugh sometimes at the typical, different features of men and women, and finally leave the cinema with a pleasant feeling, without chaos in the head. A Czech romance that is definitely worth watching. 3.5 stars.
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There was a lot of major and minor nonsense, but the truth is that I had some good laughs, and since I dabble in scale modeling, the scene with the painting of the plane was hilarious.
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