''Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by

Dušan Klein Dušan Klein (21 June 1939 – 9 January 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He died on 9 January 2022, at the age of 82. Filmography *''How the World Is Losing Poets'' *''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' *''How Poets Are En ...

and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The fifth installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by ''

How the World Is Losing Poets ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' ( cs, Jak svět přichází o básníky) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella ''Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky'' by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1 ...

'' (1982), ''

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions ''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' ( cs, Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze) is a 1985 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein, together with Ladislav Pecháček. The second in the "Poets hexalogy", the tit ...

'' (1985), ''

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' ( cs, Jak básníkům chutná život) is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The third installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is ...

'' (1988), and '' Konec básníků v Čechách'' (1993), and followed by '' Jak básníci čekají na zázrak'' (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, Michaela Badinková, and Tereza Brodská. The story focuses on Štěpán, now in his forties, and the tribulations he undergoes with work and love.

Synopsis

After the death of his mother, Štěpán, now in his forties, tries to decide what to do with his life. He gets a new job as a doctor with an ambulance service, but his relationship with Ute, with whom he fell in love in the previous film, is slowly collapsing. His best friend, Kendy, asks to move in after his wife kicks him out. The two men take this reversal of fortunes with good humour, and at first, bachelorhood even has a certain appeal. Štěpán is offered the post of director at a hospital, and there he meets Anička and falls in love all over again. Anička doesn't think Štěpán is over Ute, however, and she leaves. He finds her seven months later, pregnant with his child.

Cast and characters

Pavel Kříž Pavel Kříž (born 18 April 1961 in Brno) is a Czechs, Czech actor and psychotherapist. In December 2010 Kříž won the StarDance (Czech season 4), fourth season of StarDance (Czech TV series), StarDance with his professional partner Alice St ...

as Štěpán Šafránek *

David Matásek David Matásek (born 14 February 1963) is a Czech actor and musician. He is known for being a stable cast member of the "Poets hexalogy", which includes the 1982 film ''How the World Is Losing Poets'', and as the guitarist in the early 1990s pun ...

as Kendy *

Michaela Badinková Michaela Badinková (born 25 January 1979) is a Slovak actress. Biography Badinková was born in Malacky, Czechoslovakia. She studied Conservatory in Bratislava and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Theatre Divadlo Na Fidlovačce *''M ...

as Anička Posedlá *

Tereza Brodská Tereza Brodská (born 7 May 1968) is a Czech actress. She is the daughter of Czech acting couple Vlastimil Brodský and Jana Brejchová. Brodská performed her first acting role in 1972. She has performed in long-running Czech soap ''Ulice''. S ...

as Ute *

Lukáš Vaculík Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984) * '' Tankový prapor'' (1991) * '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999) * '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ...

as Karas *

Miroslav Táborský Miroslav Táborský (born 9 November 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actor who has appeared on Czech television series, as well as in American movies. Táborský studied physics at the University of Hradec Králové, and then graduate ...

as Hanousek *

Josef Somr Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film ''Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 April ...

as Prof. Ječmen * Jana Hlaváčová as Tonička *

Adriana Karembeu Adriana Sklenaříková (formerly Karembeu; born 17 September 1971) is a Slovak fashion model and actress. She is a former Guinness record holder for the longest legs among female models (at almost 1.24 m). Early life Sklenaříková was born ...

as Madame Krásná (as Adriana Sklenaříková) *

Pavel Zedníček Pavel Zedníček (born 1 November 1949 in Hoštice-Heroltice Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts The municipality is ma ...

as Písařík *

Oldřich Navrátil Oldřich Navrátil (born 21 October 1952) is Czech stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in 75 films and television shows since 1976 and starred in the 1982 film '' Incomplete Eclipse'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin Interna ...

as Nádeníček * Hoa Nguyen Khac as Mr. Ceng *

Leoš Mareš Leoš Mareš (born 27 April 1976) is a Czech television and radio presenter and singer. He has hosted a number of singer search television programmes, including '' Česko hledá SuperStar'', ''X Factor'' and ''Hlas Česko Slovenska''. He joined ...

as rebel *

Tomáš Töpfer Tomáš Töpfer (born 10 January 1951) is a Czech film and television actor and politician. He was named Best Actor at the 1995 Alfréd Radok Awards. At the 2006 Thalia Awards he won the category of Best Actor in an Operetta or Musical. Selected ...

as Dr. Sahulák *

Markéta Hrubešová Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include: *Markéta Hajdu (born 1974), Czech hammer thrower *Markéta Irglová (born 1988), Czech musician and actress *Markéta Jánská (born 198 ...

as Ivetka *

Eva Jeníčková Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in ...

as Vendulka *

Lenka Kořínková Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as ...

as Sylvie (as Lenka Holas Kořínková) *

Jitka Kocurová Jitka is a Czech female given name. It is nickname of Hebrew name Judith, meaning ''He will be praised'' or ''woman of Judea''. The old Czech form is Jutka, derived the German name Jutta. Name day celebrate 5 December. Pronounced "YIT-kah". Famou ...

as waitress Kamila * Otmar Brancuzský as gynecologist Vyhnálek * Vlastimil Zavřel as Vorel *

Václav Knop Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda Fo ...

as Dr. Voříšek

References

External links

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