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America
CZ, 1994, 90min.?
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly… More
Synopsis
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion INTO a happy end. The film provided Czech comic Jiří Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle. The movie's theme song, recorded by the well-known Czech GROUP Lucie, helped broaden its popularity.
| Director | Vladimír Michálek |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Vladimír Michálek, Martin Duba |
| Story | Franz Kafka |
| Director of photography | Martin Duba |
| Editor | Jiří Brožek |
| Sound | Michal Dvořák, Radim Hladík jr. |
| Featuring | Martin Dejdar, Jiří Lábus, Jarka Rytychová, Kateřina Kozáková, Jiří Schmitzer, Oldřich Kaiser, Pavel Landovský, Libuše Tomanová, Tomáš Vorel |
| Producer | Jaroslav Bouček |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Simply Cinema |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Films |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| Co-production | Česká televize, AB Barrandov |
| Premiere | 16.06.1994 |
| Award: | Czech Lion 1994 – best supporting actor (Jiří Lábus) |
