''Tainted Horseplay'' ( cs, Kopytem sem, kopytem tam, literally: ''A Hoof Here, a Hoof There'') is a Czechoslovak
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, ''Sedmikrásky'' ('' Dais ...
and released in 1989. The film was entered into the
16th Moscow International Film Festival
The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti.
Jury
* Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury)
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The film was selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
62nd Academy Awards
The 62nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1989 and took place on March 26, 1990, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p. ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast and characters
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Tomáš Hanák
Tomáš Hanák (born March 27, 1957) is a Czech actor, comedian, screenwriter, and TV presenter who has appeared in several films and television shows since 1984. He is also an occasional singer.
Biography
Hanák was born in Kremnica, Czechoslo ...
as Pepe
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Milan Steindler as Grandpa
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David Vávra
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
as Frantisek
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Tereza Kučerová as Jirina
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Bára Dlouhá as Jana
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Chantal Poullain as Foreign woman (as Chantal Poullain-Polívková)
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Jiří Bartoška
Jiří Bartoška (born 24 March 1947) is a Czech theatre, television, and film actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His most notable film roles include performances in ''Sekal Has to Die'' (1998), ''All My Loved ...
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Josef Kobr
See also
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References
External links
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1989 films
1989 drama films
1980s Czech-language films
Films directed by Věra Chytilová
Czechoslovak drama films
1980s Czech films
Films about HIV/AIDS
Czech drama films
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