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Wonderful Years That Sucked
CZ, 1997, 109min.?
This nostalgic comedy was based on the book by Czech popular writer Michal Viewegh. The story autobiographically recounts family life FROM the beginning of the sixties to the end of the eighties. The protagonist father (Ondřej Vetchý) is a man… More
Synopsis
This nostalgic comedy was based on the book by Czech popular writer Michal Viewegh. The story autobiographically recounts family life FROM the beginning of the sixties to the end of the eighties. The protagonist father (Ondřej Vetchý) is a man trying to survive the depths of Communist Normalization with a clear conscience, and it nearly leads him to a nervous breakdown. A sub-motif concerns his son Kvido, the author's alter ego, and his literary and amorous beginnings.
| Director | Petr Nikolajev |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jan Novák |
| Story | Michal Wievegh |
| Director of photography | Martin Duba |
| Editor | Alois Fišárek |
| Sound | Vladimír Nahodil |
| Featuring | Ondřej Vetchý, Libuše Šafránková, Vladimír Javorský, Jan Zahálka, Jakub Wehrenberg, Klára Botková, Jitka Ježková, Vladimír Dlouhý |
| Producer | Jiří Ježek, Helena Slavíková |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Space Films |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Films |
| Co-production | Česká televize, Krátký Film Praha |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 03.04.1997 |
| Award: | Novoměstský hrnec smíchu 1997 – Zlatý prim [best film], prize for best actress (Libuše Šafránková), IFF Alexandrie 1997 (Egypt) – prize for best debut |
