28.05.2025

On the first Wednesday in June, we will be showing the black-and-white comedy "U pokladny stál..." at Czech Film Wednesday. (Despite its age, CSFD ranks it in the TOP 10 of the most popular Czech films and even at the top of all films made before 1960.

This movie is a classic comedy of mistaken identity, which was not uncommon at the time. It is set in the hospital and health insurance milieu and plays a lot with class arrogance, class differences and human weaknesses. Despite the pace and the humor, it also has a clear socially critical side.

It is about a nurse who is involuntarily mistaken for the head doctor, while the head doctor voluntarily pretends to be a nurse in order to test his sweetheart. Along the way, the health insurance company is shown as a greedy octopus that only wants to help the rich.

We must issue a warning about this movie: There is almost continuous and fairly rapid talking in it, which means you are very busy reading the subtitles. If that's not your thing, this movie is probably not for you. Fortunately, you can follow the plot without having to understand every sentence.

We didn't schedule a second screening this time because we expected it to be a little less popular. Nevertheless, only 20 seats are still available. So if you want to see the movie, you should buy your tickets quickly.

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