Comedy / Poetic
Czech Republic / France / Germany,
1994, 89 min
Directed by:
Věra CaïsScreenplay:
Věra CaïsCinematography:
Isidore MankofskyCast:
Philippe Noiret, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Vlastimil Brodský, Jiří Menzel, Květa Fialová, Dana Morávková, Martin Dejdar, Yvetta Blanarovičová, Michaela Kuklová (more)Plots(1)
For this French-Czech coproduction, director Věra Cais adapted the Bohumil Hrabal's novel in a manner reminiscent of Jiří Menzel's interpretation. Philippe Noiret takes on the main role of Haňťa, an aging paper packer whose unique philosophy brings poetry to the raw activities of his daily life. (official distributor synopsis)