Films / Film detail
Big Beat
CZ, 1993, 94min.?
A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a zoung… More
Synopsis
A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a zoung man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock´n´roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.
| Director | Jan Hřebejk |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Petr Jarchovský, Jan Hřebejk |
| Story | Petr Jarchovský, Jan Hřebejk, Petr Šabach, Ivan Hlas |
| Director of photography | Jan Malíř |
| Editor | Jan Mattlach |
| Sound | Marek Hart |
| Featuring | Jakub Špalek, Martin Dejdar, Josef Abrhám, Sylva Tománková, Jitka Asterová, Jiří Ornest, Jan Semotán, Jan Kačani |
| Producer | Jan Ježek |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Space Films |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Films |
| Co-production | ČNTS- TV Nova, Polytechna |
| Premiere | 09.12.1993 |
| Award: | Czech Lion 1993 – best film of the year, best director (Jan Hřebejk), best film soundtrack (Ivan Hlas), Finále Plzeň 1994 – Audience Award |
