The Wonderful Years That Sucked
1997 · 1h 37m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Petr Nikolaev
Overview
Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.
Director and cast
- Petr Nikolaev Director
- Ondřej Vetchý as Kvidův otec
- Libuše Šafránková as Kvidova matka
- Vladimír Javorský as Šperk
- Jan Zahálka as Kvido (chlapec)
- Jakub Wehrenberg as Kvido
- Klára Botková as Jaruška (holčička)
- Jitka Ježková as Jaruška
- Vladimír Dlouhý as Ing. Jiří Zvára
- Vilma Cibulková as Nina
- Miriam Kantorková Cast
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