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Ein launischer Sommer

by Jiří Menzel, Czech Republic, 1968
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Capricious Summer is a Czechoslovak comedy directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel Rozmarné léto (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a colonel, a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days.

Festivals & awards

Karlovy Vary 1968: Best Film

Cannes 1968 - Festival annulé

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Credits

Original Title
Ein launischer Sommer
Title
Ein launischer Sommer
Directed by
Jiří Menzel
Country
Czech Republic
Year
1968
Screenplay
Jirí Menzel, Václav Nývlt
Film Editing
Jirina Lukesová
Soundtrack
JirĂ­ Sust
Cinematography
JaromĂ­r Sofr
Sound
JirĂ­ Pavlik
Costumes
Olga Dimitrovová
Production Design
Oldrich Bosák
Production
Zdenek Oves
Formats
Blu-ray, DCP
Runtime
74 min.
Language
Tschechisch/d/f
Cast
Rudolf Hrusínský (Antonín Dura), Vlastimil Brodský (Maj. Hugo), Frantisek Rehák (Abbé), Míla Myslíková (Katerina Durová), Jana Preissová (Anna), Jirí Menzel (Arnostek), Bohus Záhorský (Starik)

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«Natürlich ist das eine Satire auf bourgeoise Bequemlichkeit. Aber es ist auch eine aus zarter Ironie und feinster Komik gesponnene Nostalgie: nach einer Höflichkeit, die abhandenkam, und nach einer Zeit der Freundlichkeit, die noch nie war. Und 1968, in der Tschechoslowakei, war das beides gewiss ein subversives Statement.» züritipp, Christoph Schneider