Special Screenings - Classics / Babí léto / Czech Republic 2001
A gently defiant pensioner drives his wife of 44 years to distraction in the understated comedy Autumn Spring, marking an assured old-school return for director Vladimír Michálek and cinematographer Martin Štrba. With help from longtime friend and former theatre colleague Eda (Stanislav Zindulka), deceptively dignified 75-year-old Fanda Hána (Vlastimil Brodský) delights in impersonations, from touring country estates to posing as subway inspectors. Though he constantly bickers with his wife Emílie (Stella Zázvorková), their bond remains unmistakable. Drawing on decades of experience, the trio delivers performances rich in restraint, playfulness and quiet charm.
98 min / Color, DCP
Director Vladimír Michálek
/ Screenplay Jiří Hubač
/ Dir. of Photography Martin Štrba
/ Music Michal Lorenc
/ Sound Radim Hladík ml.
/ Editor Jiří Brožek
/ Producer Jaroslav Kučera, Jiří Bartoška, Jaroslav Bouček
/ Production Česká televize, BKP Film, BUC FILM
/ Cast Vlastimil Brodský, Stella Zázvorková, Stanislav Zindulka, Ondřej Vetchý, Petra Špalková, Zita Kabátová, Jiří Lábus, Simona Stašová
Vladimír Michálek. Selected filmography: Forgotten Light (Zapomenuté světlo, 1996), Sekal Has to Die (Je třeba zabít Sekala, 1998), Autumn Spring (Babí léto, 2001), Of Parents and Children (O rodičích a dětech, 2007), Storyteller (Pohádkář, 2014), Eel Squad (Úhoři mají nabito, 2019).
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