Film Archive

Delight

East of the West - Competition 2014 / Rozkoš / Czech Republic 2013

Film editor Milena is in love with Vladimír but their shaky relationship is mainly based on texting. Although the protagonists’ daily lives have a certain flair, it’s more apt to speak of dislocated personalities that are seeking something, even if this proves to be a futile quest. This modern metropolitan drama is graced with Jana Plodková’s low-key performance.

Synopsis

"Are you someplace?” reads one of the text messages the characters keep sending each other, and the tone of the brief and rather vague message precisely describes the relationship void in which young film editor Milena finds herself. She and the friends and coworkers around her constantly talk yet they seem to lack the capacity to listen. Instead, their minds are eagerly occupied with the incessant search for satisfaction, perfection, and originality – but the struggle is unsuccessful and no one has time to stop and consider the reasons why. The characters clamor for attention although they themselves seem incapable of offering support to others. The meandering search for a satisfactory relationship and inner peace may thus take a little longer than Milena had envisaged. Artistically striking yet otherwise as laconic as a medical report, this razor-sharp psychological drama reveals the director’s comprehensive "cinematic thinking.” For the lead role she chose Jana Plodková, who gave an exceptionally focused performance.

About the film

110 min / Color, DCP
International premiere
Director Jitka Rudolfová / Screenplay Jitka Rudolfová / Dir. of Photography Ferdinand Mazúrek / Music Filip Míšek / Editor Jakub Hejna / Producer Viktor Schwarcz / Production Cineart TV Prague s.r.o. / Coproduction Česká televize / Cast Jana Plodková, Martin Myšička, Jaroslav Plesl, Jan Budař, Václav Neužil, Martin Pechlát / Contact Czech Television, Festival Department, CinemArt, a.s. / Distributor CinemArt, a.s.
www: www.filmrozkos.cz

About the director

Jitka Rudolfová (b. 1979, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia) completed her studies at Písek’s Independent Film College, before continuing in feature direction at Prague’s Film Academy (FAMU). Even while at school her films found the spotlight (Famufest, Fresh Film Fest), whether the dramatic entries Meat on a Plate (2004) and MB 26 (2006) or the documentary Lucie Is Already in Bed (2005). Beyond directing, she has also served as DOP and editor on many of her movies. During her time at FAMU, Rudolfová gained professional experience working alongside Věra Chytilová, Bohdan Sláma, and Michaela Pavlátová. In addition, she has cooperated with Czech Television and has directed for the theater. Her graduation film Dreamers competed in the East of the West section at KVIFF 2010. Delight is her second feature.

Contacts

Czech Television, Festival Department
Kavčí Hory, 140 70, Praha 4
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 261 137 438; +420 261 137 106
Fax: +420 261 211 354
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

CinemArt, a.s.
Národní 60/28, 111 21, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 949 110
E-mail: [email protected]