The creator of this documentary lives in Switzerland, where he is a renowned musician, virtuoso pianist and populariser of the music of Bohuslav Martinů. Nevertheless, the picture he made about his favourite director, Jiří Menzel, demonstrates that he also holds a great affection for film. Not only does Robert Kolinsky’s documentary reveals that he is not only very fond of the great Czech filmmaker but he is also well-acquainted with the latter’s films and stage productions. In addition to Menzel, who is given ample room here to elucidate how his work is tightly interwoven with his life philosophy, Kolinsky approaches other luminaries who discuss the specific nature of Menzel’s humour, such as Emir Kusturica, Ken Loach, Miloš Forman, István Szabó and Věra Chytilová.