Directed by:
Oldřich LipskýCinematography:
Vladimír NovotnýComposer:
Vlastimil HálaCast:
Vladimír Menšík, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Josef Abrhám, Bohuš Záhorský, Stella Zázvorková, Jiří Steimar, Martin Růžek, Bedřich Prokoš, Josef Hlinomaz (more)Plots(1)
Oldřich Lipský's one-of-a-kind Czech black comedy employs an ingenious twist - telling the life story of a philanderer and condemned murderer entirely in reverse: from his 'birth' at the guillotine, to his departure as an infant. Starring the great Vladimír Menšík in a rare leading role, the film is wildly inventive and disarmingly hilarious. The reverse chronology, with events playing out completely backwards, upends the narrative flow to become a playful, surreal, Dadaist experience unlike anything else in contemporary cinema. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
Jan Obrda
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
Křehké vztahy (1979)
Ferat Vampire (1981)
Jan Odl
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (1999) (theatrical recording)
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Marie Popelková
Austria-Hungary
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Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Happy End (1967)
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Otakar Rödr
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Happy End (1967)
Kulhavý ďábel (1968)
Karel Mikuláštík
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Happy End (1967)
Jan Sieber
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Happy End (1967)
Straw Hat (1971)
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Ela Šilarová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Happy End (1967)
Honour and Glory (1968)
Václav Štekl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Jan Teplý st.
Czechoslovakia
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Jaroslav Tomsa
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Rudolf Veselý
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Happy End (1967)
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Soňa Zborníková-Stenová
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Happy End (1967)
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Jiřina Hladíková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
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Rolf Mey-Dahl
German Empire
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
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