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Overview

A man who has been drummed out of the Communist Party for telling a joke seeks revenge by seducing the wife of a prominent official. He is sent to be rehabilitated but believes the party has fallen victim to insiders who pay lip service to communal society virtues but are only out for themselves. What started out as a humorous interlude ends up with the man feeling demoralized and betrayed by the organization he had given his all to support. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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Overview

A man who has been drummed out of the Communist Party for telling a joke seeks revenge by seducing the wife of a prominent official. He is sent to be rehabilitated but believes the party has fallen victim to insiders who pay lip service to communal society virtues but are only out for themselves. What started out as a humorous interlude ends up with the man feeling demoralized and betrayed by the organization he had given his all to support. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Special Features

Full Chapterization; Jaromil Jires filmography; Biographical sketches of Jires and Milan Kundera

Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/26/2002
  • UPC: 736899008338
  • Original Release: 1969
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  • Source: Facets
  • Presentation: Black & White
  • Time: 1:20:00
  • Sales rank: 59,363

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Josef Somr Ludvik
Jana Ditetova Helena
Ludek Munzar Pavel
Evald Schorm Kosta
Vera Kresadlova Brozova
Jaromir Hanzlik Lieutenant
Jaroslava Obermaierova
Technical Credits
Jaromil Jires Director, Screenwriter
Zdenek Blaha Screenwriter
Jan Curik Cinematographer
Jaromi Jares Screenwriter
Adam Kajzar Sound/Sound Designer
Milan Kundera Source Author
Stanislav Petrek Makeup
Zdenek Pololanik Score Composer
Milos Stejskal Producer
Jozef Valusiak Editor

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
2. Ludvik Jahn Returns to His Hometown [:47]
3. Ludvik Meets Helena Zemanek [3:28]
4. Setting the Plot in Motion for Revenge [4:21]
5. May Day Celebration in Prague, 1949 [2:02]
6. Margaret and Ludvik [1:17]
7. The Postcard [1:00]
8. Ludvik Is Called Before the Students Union [4:59]
9. Ludvik Recalls His Expulsion [8:30]
10. Ludvik Recalls His Service in a Penal Army Unit [18:47]
11. Ludvik Seduces Helena Zemanek [11:59]
12. The King's Procession [2:02]
13. Paul Zemanek Greets Ludvik [4:35]
14. Ludvik, Paul, and Vera Greet Helena [2:01]
15. Ludvik Brushes Off Helena [3:39]
16. Ludvik Plays in the Evening Concert [4:41]
17. The Fight [1:08]

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   Start Movie
   Special Features
      Biography of Jaromil Jires
      The Films of Jaromil Jires
      Biography of Milan Kundera

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