''Discopříběh'' () is a 1987 Czechoslovak

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written and directed by

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. It starred Rudolf Hrušínský III, the grandson of actor

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. The songs in the film were performed by

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Plot

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apprentice Jirka Horáček lives with his widowed father on a housing estate in

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. He spends his free time with his friend Roman at

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s. During one night out, he meets an attractive blonde, Eva, and a quiet hairdresser, Jitka. Jirka falls in love with Eva, though Eva already has a boyfriend, the slightly older Cáfa. In an effort to win Eva over and prove that he is better than Cáfa, Jirka does silly things such as running around the

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naked, kissing Eva in front of a security camera, and inviting Cáfa to a luxury restaurant and sneaking out with Eva before payment. Jirka eventually loses Eva after she discovers he was lying to her about being an

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. Distraught, Jirka gets his head shaved by Jitka. Cáfa also beats up Jirka after Jirka did not pay back the restaurant bill. Afterwards, Jirka has an argument with his father and runs away from home. Jirka lives as a

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, secretly entering his house to get food, but he is eventually discovered by his father and the two reconcile. Jirka also realizes that Jitka, not Eva, really likes him.

Cast

* Rudolf Hrušínský III as Jirka *

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as Jirka's father * Mariana Slováková as Eva * Jaroslava Stránská as Jitka * Roman Pikl as Roman * Andrej Kraus as Cáfa *

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as Jirka's mother

Sequel

A sequel, ''Discopříběh 2'', was released in 1991, in which Jirka's father is the problematic member of the family.

References

External links

* 1987 films 1980s Czech-language films Czech musical films {{1980s-CzechRepublic-film-stub