Archive of films Twosome / Dvojka

Czech Republic
2009, 90 min

Section: Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2010

After five years together, Veronika and Michal find themselves at a crossroads. Will a holiday in Scandinavia help them to revive and strengthen their relationship, or will it ultimately confirm the fact that they no longer have a future together? This understated and singularly convincing study of one partnership plays out within the confines of the popular road-movie genre.


Synopsis

Michal and Veronika have been together for five years and have now reached a crossroads. The tension generated by almost constant bickering leads them to realise just how much their personalities and interests differ. Veronika, a psychology student, wants to enjoy her life while she can. Michal is already working and his idea of their life together is more conventional and old-fashioned. In an endeavour to please Veronika and perhaps save their relationship, he plans a trip to Scandinavia. The holiday that was supposed to bring them closer together doesn’t get off to a good start and things go further awry when they encounter another Czech on their travels called Šimon. His easy-going and uninhibited nature and reckless approach to life become the catalyst for all the mounting conflicts which occur between them. In keeping with his own Green Way manifesto, director Jaroslav Fuit places emphasis in his feature debut chiefly on the intimate, miniature portrayal of his characters, and on authentic narrative. As a result, his road movie offers an unusually convincing depiction of the unique ordinariness of one relationship.

About the director

Jaroslav Fuit

Jaroslav Fuit (b. 1975, Litoměřice, CR) studied film direction at FAMU in 2000-2004. For his short college film No Hair (Bez-vlasy) he won Best Director at Famufest 2003 and a Silver Lion at the Golden Lion Film Festival in Taipei. He directs various TV series ("Airport”, "Comeback”, "Oversteps”), also commercial spots and music clips. His feature debut Twosome develops themes from his college film Heading Towards the Light (Světlu vstříc). Filmography: Strangers in Time (Cizinci v čase, 1996 – unfinished feature); shorts: Alarm (Poplach, 2001), Nameless (Bezejmenní, 2001), No Hair (Bez-vlasy, 2002), Heading Towards the Light (Světlu vstříc, 2003).

Contacts

Film Europe s.r.o.
V Jámě 1, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.filmeurope.cz

Palace Pictures
Vodičkova 19, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 210 083 527
Fax: +420 224 239 162
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.palacepictures.net

About the film

Color, 35 mm
International premiere

Section: Forum of Independents - Competition
   
Director: Jaroslav Fuit
Screenplay: Richard Malatinský, Jaroslav Fuit
Dir. of Photography: Viktor Smutný
Music: Tadeáš Věrčák
Editor: Michal Hýka
Producer: Lenka Čintalanová, Jaroslav Fuit, Ondřej Zach
Production: HBO Česká republika spol. s r.o., Green Way
Cast: Kristýna Fuitová-Nováková, Jakub Wagner, David Máj
Contact: Film Europe s.r.o., Palace Pictures
Distributor: Palace Pictures
   
www: www.dvojkafilm.cz

Guests

Marta Švecová

Festival Organizer, Film Institution Rep., Sales Agent

Lenka Čintalanová

Producer, Producer


Jaroslav Fuit

Film Director

Kristýna Fuitová

Actor


David Máj

Actor

Michal Hyka

Film Editor


Jakub Wagner

Film Director, Producer

Viktor Smutný

Director of Photography


Richard Malatinský

Producer

Dan Vagenknecht

Film Crew


Andrea Machalíková

Other

Ondřej Zach

Film Institution Rep., Producer


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