Capricious Summer

Rozmarné léto, feature film, Čehoslovačka, 1968

DIRECTED BY: Jirí Menzel

Capricious Summer

CAST:
Rudolf Hrusínský (Antonín Dura),
Vlastimil Brodský (Hugo),
Frantisek Rehák (Roch),
Míla Myslíková (Katerina Durová),
Jana Preissová (Anna)

SCRIPT:
Jirí Menzel,
Václav Nývlt (based on novel by Vladislav Vancura)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jaromír Sofr

MUSIC:
Jiri Sust

EDITING:
Jirina Lukesova

Synopsis:
Plans for the relaxing, quiet summer vacation of a group of middle-aged people (Antonín, his wife Katerina, their friend Hugo and priest Roch) suddenly must change due to the arrival of a circus performer Arnostek (played by Jirí Menzel) and his attractive assistant Anna. Her beauty will ignite Antonín, Hugo and also the priest Roch’s passions, while Katerina will get interested in Arnostek.

color, 74'

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