Archive of films Peacock / Furiant
Czech Republic
2015, 26 min
Section:
Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow
Year: 2015
The childhood and youth of Ladislav Stroupežnický, legend of Czech realism, as told in three chapters that we may or may not have come across in our literature textbooks. Accented with its own brand of humor and formal playfulness, the filmmakers claim it’s got it all: suspense, humor, violence, hope, emotion, nudity, sex, and even a happy ending.
Synopsis
“In order to become the first true dramatist of realism he had to experience what it was to be the last of the romantics.” Thus Ondřej Hudeček’s film describes the early days of Ladislav Stroupežnický, legend of Czech theater. Bearing the subtitle A Comedy in Three Acts, the movie parodies the cliché of the staged TV documentary, fashioning an inventive image of the famed dramatist that is (un)known in the annals of literature. In the words of the filmmakers, it’s got it all: suspense, humor, violence, hope, emotion, nudity, sex, and even a happy ending.
Anna Kořínek
About the director
Ondřej Hudeček (b. 1987, Czechoslovakia) studied direction and camerawork at Trebas Institute in Montréal and at Prague’s Film Academy (FAMU). In 2014 he participated in the Berlinale Talents program. His previous shorts O-Ring (2011), Years (2012) and Karaoke (2012) were screened and awarded at a number of festivals. At present his production company is developing Peacock into a feature that will incorporate the short work of the same name.
Contacts
Ondřej Hudeček
Kříženeckého nám. 322/5, 152 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.ondrejhudecek.com
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow |
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Director: | Ondřej Hudeček |
Screenplay: | Jan Smutný, Ondřej Hudeček |
Dir. of Photography: | Ondřej Hudeček |
Editor: | Ondřej Hudeček |
Art Director: | Anna Mayerová, Petra Vencelidesová |
Producer: | Ondřej Hudeček, Ondřej Šejnoha |
Production: | FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts |
Cast: | Julius Feldmeier, Cyril Dobrý, Marie Poulová |
Contact: | Ondřej Hudeček |
www: | www.peacock-film.com |
Guests
Ondřej Hudeček
Film Director
Markéta Šantrochová
Film Institution Rep.
Pavel Jech
Film Institution Rep.
Irena Kovarova
Other, PR & Marketing, Producer
Daniela Hurábová
Film Institution Rep.
Martin Černý
Film Institution Rep.
Denisa Štrbová
Film Institution Rep.
Barbora Lochmanová
Film Institution Rep.