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The Inheritance
CS, 1992, 120min.?
A comedy by eminent Czech director Věra Chytilová satirizing nouveaux riches who have acquired their wealth through post-Velvet Revolution property restitution. A simple villager named Bohuš inherits a fortune FROM his father but unfortunately… More
Synopsis
A comedy by eminent Czech director Věra Chytilová satirizing nouveaux riches who have acquired their wealth through post-Velvet Revolution property restitution. A simple villager named Bohuš inherits a fortune FROM his father but unfortunately trades common sense for the power of money. In the end, the likable hero, played by popular comedian Boleslav Polívka, loses it all - property, friends, and love - thanks to his blindness.
| Director | Věra Chytilová |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Boleslav Polívka, Věra Chytilová |
| Story | Boleslav Polívka |
| Director of photography | Ervin Sanders |
| Editor | Jan Mattlach |
| Sound | Zbyněk Mikulík |
| Featuring | Boleslav Polívka, Miroslav Donutil, Anna Pantůčková, Dagmar Veškrnová, Šárka Vojtková, Pavel Zatloukal, Břetislav Rychlík, Pavel Brichta |
| Producer | Jiří Ježek |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Space Films |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Films |
| Sales | Space Films |
| Co-production | Polytechna |
| Premiere | 01.12.1992 |
| Award: | Novoměstský hrnec smíchu 2003 – Audience Award, Finále Plzeň 2003 – Audience Award, Best Actor (Miroslav Donutil) |
