Themes: Political Unrest, Generation Gap, Innocence Lost
Main Cast: Michel Beran, Miroslav Donutil, Jiri Kodet, Kristyna Novakova, Simona Stasova
Release Year: 1999
Country: CZ
Run Time: 116 minutes
Plot
Acclaimed Czech filmmaker Jan Hrebejk directs this bittersweet coming-of-age story set in the months leading up to the ill-fated 1968 Prague Spring. Teenager Michal Sebek (Michael Beran) develops a serious crush on his hip neighbor, Jindriska Kraus (Kristyna Novakova). The problem is that his family is headed by a dull-witted army officer who believes that the latest East German Tupperware will sufficiently shame those American imperialists, while her father is an ardent foe of the Communists saved from prison only because he is a war hero. Much to the parents' dismay, the younger generation couldn't give a fig for politics. Instead, Michal sports a Beatles mop-top and runs a local film group specializing in Hollywood and pre-war French films, while Jindriska starts hanging out with a mysterious hipster. Pelisky was screened at the 1999 Vancouver Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
Cast
Michel Beran - Michal Sebek
Miroslav Donutil
Jiri Kodet
Kristyna Novakova - Jindriska Kraus
Simona Stasova
Emilia Vasaryova; Ondrej Brousek; Eva Holubova; Boleslav Polívka; Sylvie Koblizkova; Stella Zázvorková; Jaroslav Dusek; Jiri Krejcik; Marek Morvai-Javorsky
Credit
Katrina Holla - Costume Designer, Jan Hrebejk - Director, Vladimír Barák - Editor, Ondrej Trojan - Executive Producer, Milan Býcek - Production Designer, Jan Malír - Cinematographer, Pavel Borovan - Producer, Petr Jarchovsky - Screenwriter, Petr Sabach - Book Author
Pelíšky (English: Cosy Dens) is a 1999Czech film directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is loosely based on the novel Hovno Hoří (Czech: "Flaming Feces") by Petr Šabach.
Pelíšky is a bittersweet coming-of-age story set in the months leading up to the ill-fated 1968 Prague Spring. Teenager Michal Šebek (Michael Beran) develops a crush on his neighbor, Jindřiška Krausová (Kristýna Nováková). Michal's family is headed by a stubborn army officer who believes that the latest East GermanTupperware will sufficiently shame those American imperialists, while Jindřiška's father is an ardent foe of the Communists saved from prison only because he is a war hero. Much to the parents' dismay, the younger generation couldn't care less for politics. Instead, Michal sports a Beatles mop-top and runs a local film group specialising in Hollywood and pre-war French films, while Jindřiška starts hanging out with a mysterious hipster.
Trivia
Pelíšky was screened at the 1999 Vancouver Film Festival.
