Archive of films Nowhere in Moravia / Díra u Hanušovic
Czech Republic
2014, 102 min
Section:
Official Selection - Competition
Year: 2014
When not serving regulars at a pub in the middle of a sleepy northern Moravian village, thirtysomething Maruna spends time with hesitant Jura and naïve outsider Olin – or fighting with her imperious mother. Lightened with a touch of black humor, this laconic village drama is the directorial debut of the artistic director of Prague’s Dejvice Theater who gave the members of his ensemble a one-of-a-kind acting opportunity in film.
Synopsis
When she’s not serving regulars in a pub in a sleepy northern Moravian village, thirtysomething Maruna spends time with indecisive mayor Jura, soft-hearted outsider Olin and philandering roofer Kódl. Or she fights with her domineering mother, who is more inclined towards sister Jaruna, the one who gets the chance to leave this godforsaken place. Lightened with a touch of black humor, Krobot’s laconic village drama develops from a superb script, whose authors drew on their familiarity with the people and the region that made their protagonists who they are. Particularly today, when the word "waiting” is perceived entirely negatively, Krobot’s heroes, quite happy to continue living a fairly humdrum existence, might appear to have come from another planet. A powerful element of the film, gradually and carefully built into the plot, is the human respect which Krobot, aided by leading Czech actors, is able to convey to his audience. Somewhere in Moravia betrays a certain affinity with the work of the Czech literary classics, the Mrštík brothers, and with the absurd dramas of the 1960s.
About the director
Miroslav Krobot (b. 1951, Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a leading Czech stage director, actor, dramatist and the artistic director of Prague’s Dejvice Theatre. He has won a series of major awards for his plays and his acting work. He debuted in film in the role of the father in Petr Zelenka’s Wrong Side Up (Příběhy obyčejného šílenství, 2005). Krobot enjoyed huge success with his role in Béla Tarr’s film The Man from London (2007), where he played alongside Tilda Swinton. He created the main characters in the Slovak-Czech film The House (Dům, 2011), screened at Berlin, and the animated film Alois Nebel (2011), which featured in the programme for the Venice festival and won the EFA award for Best Animated Film. Somewhere in Moravia is Krobot’s feature debut.
Contacts
Evolution Films
Senovážné náměstí 10, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 222 240 770
Fax: +420 222 240 770
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.evolutionfilms.cz
A-Company Czech s.r.o.
Štefánikova 18/25, 150 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 257 315 540
www: www.a-company.cz
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Official Selection - Competition |
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Director: | Miroslav Krobot |
Screenplay: | Miroslav Krobot, Lubomír Smékal |
Dir. of Photography: | Jan Baset Střítežský |
Editor: | Jan Daňhel |
Producer: | Ondřej Zima |
Production: | Evolution Films, s.r.o. |
Coproduction: | Česká televize, RWE, Soundsquare |
Cast: | Tatiana Vilhelmová, Lenka Krobotová, Ivan Trojan, Johanna Tesařová, Jaroslav Plesl |
Contact: | Evolution Films, A-Company Czech s.r.o. |
Distributor: | A-Company Czech s.r.o. |
Guests
Ondřej Zima
Producer
Miroslav Krobot
Actor, Film Director
Jaroslav Plesl
Actor
Tatiana Dyková
Actress
Lenka Krobotová
Actress
Jan Baset Střítežský
Director of Photography
Ivan Trojan
Actor
Lubomír Smékal
Screenwriter
Jan Daňhel
Film Editor
Lukáš Král
Film Crew
Kateřina Ondřejková
Film Institution Rep., Producer, Producer, Producer
Filip Brouk
Film Crew, Producer
Viktor Ekrt
Sound Designer
Pavel Rejholec
Producer, Service Company Rep.
Pavel Berčík
Producer, Service Company Rep.
Barbora Dlabajová
Production Manager
Christine Daoudová
TV Representative
Barbora Mudrová
Other, TV Representative
Martina Chvojka Reková
PR & Marketing
Jan Ludvík
Producer
Hynek Čermák
Actor
Simona Babčáková
Actress
Martin Myšička
Actor