Men in Hope
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Directed by | Jiří Vejdělek |
Written by | Jiří Vejdělek |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Czech Republic |
Language | Czech |
Budget | 20,000,000 CZK |
Box office | 95,387,066 CZK[1] |
Men in Hope (Czech: Muži v naději) is a 2011 Czech romantic sex comedy film written and directed by Jiří Vejdělek.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]Ondřej (Jiří Macháček), a timid and reserved man, is in a monotonous marriage with Alice (Petra Hřebíčková). On the contrary, his promiscuous father-in-law Rudolf (Bolek Polívka) who lives next door has a happy marriage of 35 years with Marta (Simona Stašová). As Ondřej's marriage gets increasingly boring, Rudolf encourages Ondřej to imitate him to save his marriage. Ondřej rejects it but he changes his mind after he meets Šarlota (Vica Kerekes), a new date of Rudolf.
Cast
[edit]- Jiří Macháček as Ondřej
- Bolek Polívka as Rudolf
- Petra Hřebíčková as Alice
- Vica Kerekes as Šarlota
- Simona Stašová as Marta
- Lukáš Langmajer as Louis
- Hynek Čermák as Masér
- Filip Antonio as Pavlík
- Michal Novotný as waiter in Café Max
- Jitka Čvančarová as guide
- Eliška Křenková as Irena
- Emma Smetana as Bára
- Berenika Kohoutová as young Marta
- Václav Jílek as young Rudolf
Reception
[edit]Kamil Fila of Czech website Aktuálně.cz stated: "It is difficult to say when the trend began in Czech cinema with the stream of sexual innuendos replacing a coherent plot, but Men in Hope represents its peak so far."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Muži v naději - Tržby a návštěvnost". Kinomaniak (in Czech). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 100. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ Procházka, Michal. "Sex Comedy Scores a Hit with Czechs". Film New Europe Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Fila, Kamil (25 August 2011). "Recenze: Muži v naději představují vrchol pokrytectví" [Review: Men in hope represent the pinnacle of hypocrisy]. Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
External links
[edit]- Men in Hope at IMDb