''Capricious Summer'' ( cs, Rozmarné léto) is a 1968 Czechoslovak

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...

. It is based on the novel ''Rozmarné léto'' (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer

Vladislav Vančura Vladislav Vančura () (23 June 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku – 1 June 1942 in Prague) was an important Czechs, Czech writer active in the 20th century, who was murdered by the Nazis. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter ...

. It was listed to compete at the

1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France. Background This edition was marked by the previous controversy around the Langlois affair. On February ...

, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of

May 1968 in France Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting some seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, as well as the occupation of universities and factories. At the height of events, which ha ...

. The film won the Crystal Globe at 1968

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

. The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a major (an artillery officer), a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days.

Plot summary

Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', ''The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of ...

as Antonín Dura *

Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema. One of his best-known roles was as the title charac ...

as Major Hugo * František Řehák as priest / abbé / canon Roch *

Míla Myslíková Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková (14 February 1933 – 11 February 2005) was a Czech actress. She appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993. She starred in the 1974 film '' Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered i ...

as Kateřina Durová *

Jana Preissová Jana Preissová (née Drchalová; born 7 February 1948) is a Czech film and stage actress. She won a Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actress at the 1994 Czech Lion Awards, for her role in the film '' Řád''. She has also been recognised as the Bes ...

as Anna (as Jana Drchalová) *

as Arnoštek, the tightrope walker *

Bohuš Záhorský Bohumil "Bohuš" Záhorský (5 February 1906 – 22 September 1980) was a Czechoslovak actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1932 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zahorsky, Bohus ...

as old man * Vlasta Jelínková as housemaid (as V. Jelínková) * Alois Vachek as man in a pub (as A. Vachek) * Bohumil Koska as man in a pub (as B. Koska) * Karel Hovorka as man in a pub (as K. Hovorka) * Antonín Pražák as policeman (as A. Prazak) * Pavel Bosek as Mayor (as P. Bosek)

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* * * * 1968 films 1968 comedy films Czech comedy films Czechoslovak comedy films 1960s Czech-language films Films directed by Jiří Menzel Crystal Globe winners 1960s Czech films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub