The Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997)
The Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997)
Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.

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Cast

Ondřej Vetchý Ondřej Vetchý As: Kvidův otec
Libuše Šafránková Libuše Šafránková As: Kvidova matka
Vladimír Javorský Vladimír Javorský As: Šperk
Jan Zahálka Jan Zahálka As: Kvido (chlapec)
Jakub Wehrenberg Jakub Wehrenberg As: Kvido
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Storyline

Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.


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Certification: U

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: Český

Release Date: 03 April 1997

Country: CZ

Runtime: 97m

Company Credits

Company: Space Films, Magic Box, Krátký film Praha

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Cast

Directed By

Petr Nikolaev

Petr Nikolaev

Director

Hana Hanušová

Hana Hanušová

First Assistant Director

Alice Kulhánková Ronovská

Alice Kulhánková Ronovská

First Assistant Director

Jana Jiřičková

Jana Jiřičková

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jiří Ježek

Jiří Ježek

Producer

Helena Slavíková

Helena Slavíková

Producer

Pavel Šolc

Pavel Šolc

Production Manager

Jiří Merunka

Jiří Merunka

Production Manager

Ivana Kvapilová

Ivana Kvapilová

Unit Manager

Aneta Valášková

Aneta Valášková

Unit Manager

Jana Veselá

Jana Veselá

Unit Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Katarína Hollá

Katarína Hollá

Costume Design

František Příhoda

František Příhoda

Makeup & Hair

Zdena Prchlíková

Zdena Prchlíková

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Martin Duba

Martin Duba

Director of Photography

Petr Pešek

Petr Pešek

Camera Operator

Pavel Brynych

Pavel Brynych

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Milan Býček

Milan Býček

Production Design

Jaroslav Česal

Jaroslav Česal

Set Decoration

Other Crew

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