Overview
Alois Novák (Oldrich Nový), a minor clerk in a travel agency and the husband of a dowdy housewife Marenka (Natasa Gollová), lives a run-of-the-mill, dull life. In his soul, however, there resides an inextinguishable desire for adventure. And so once a month he poses as a playboy. As the mysterious and wealthy Mr. Kristian he goes to the exclusive Orient Bar where he does not skimp on generous tips and where he platonic-ally seduces beautiful and elegant women. In the salon he speaks of love and the magnificence of exotic lands, which he has supposedly come to know on his wanderings abroad. In reality he has read all of this in the travel agency's brochures.
Director and cast
- Martin Fryč Director
- Oldřich Nový as Alois Novák
- Adina Mandlová as Zuzana Rendlová
- Nataša Gollová as Mařenka, Novákova žena
- Raoul Schránil as Fred
- Bedřich Veverka as Petr
- Jára Kohout as úředník cestovní kanceláře Josef Novotný
- Anna Steimarová as Mařenčina tetička
- Jaroslav Marvan as ředitel cestovní kanceláře Král
- Čeněk Šlégl Cast
- Josef Bělský Cast
More films
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Drama · Romance · Not Rated
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast
- Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · PG
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cast
- Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter
Shadowlands (1993)
Drama · Romance · PG
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Cast
- Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke
Were the World Mine (2008)
Fantasy · Romance · Not Rated
If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the ...
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Tom Gustafson
- Cast
- Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Comedy · Drama · War · PG-13
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Cast
- Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members