This 1980 lyrical comedy by director Jiří Menzel, based on the famous novel of the same name by Bohumil Hrabal, draws primarily on the writer's rich poetic imagery, which in this case comes from his memories of a peaceful life in the small town where his father was the director of a brewery. The sequence of humorous episodes, linked by the main characters - the charming manager, her loving husband Francine and his brother Pepin - is interwoven with the constant conflict between the ambitious Francine and the board of directors made up of representatives of the town. Francine's career is threatened primarily by the crazy stunts of the noisy Pepin, but also by the irresistible fluidity of the manager, to whom all the masters are subject...
The film was released in early 1981 and aroused a truly exceptional interest. Although the film's subject matter was considered typically national, Postřižiny was unexpectedly well received abroad - as one of the few Czech titles from the early 1980s, it was bought by a number of European and overseas distribution networks. The years have given this ageless film an additional, nostalgic charm that evokes pleasant memories of times and things that are irretrievably gone.
This film will be shown as part of the series "Czech Film Wednesday" , as always in the original version with German subtitles.
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