''Slunce, seno, jahody'' (''Sun, hay, strawberries'') is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

film made in 1983, usually regarded as one of the

classics Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

of the Czech comedy industry. Written and directed by

Zdeněk Troška Zdeněk Troška (born 18 May 1953) is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He mainly directs comedies and fairy-tale films. Personal life Troška is deeply connected with the South Bohemian Region. He was born in the hospital in Strakonice, bu ...

, it was filmed and set in Hoštice, a small rural village in the

portion of the former

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. It is a play on the perceived stereotypes of daily life in a village community.

Plot

A Czech

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

student, Šimon Plánička, arrives at the small South Bohemian town of Hoštice, and joins the local JZD (agricultural co-op) with the intention of trying out his experiment regarding the "Milk yield of cows in regards to a cultured environment". He runs into difficulty with the directorship of the JZD, but he finds them eager to help once they hear he's the son of the local agricultural commissioner, as his last name is also Plánička. Blažena Škopková is given the task of finding out how things are looking. However everything is complicated by the

jealousy Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgust. ...

of Blažena's boyfriend Venca.

Cast

Pavel Kikinčuk Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...

as student Šimon Plánička * Helena Růžičková as Mařena Škopková, Blažena's mother * Stanislav Tříska as Vladimír Škopek, Blažena's father * Arnoštka Červená as grandmother Škopková * Veronika Kánská as Blažena Škopková * Bronislav Černý as plumber Venca Konopník * Marie Pilátová as Vlasta Konopníková, Venca's mother * Václav Troška as Konopník, Venca's father * Petra Pyšová as waitress Miluna *

Luděk Kopřiva Luděk is a Czech masculine given name. It is the Czech short name of the Slavonic name Ludoslav or Ludomír, later becoming a proper name in its own right. Pet form Ludia, Ludík, Ludo, Slávek, Slavo, Ludine Famous bearers * Luděk Bohman - ...

as parish priest Otík * Vlastimila Vlková as priest's housekeeper Cecilka *

Jiří Lábus Jiří Lábus (born 26 January 1950, in Prague) is a Czech actor. His brother is the Czech architect Ladislav Lábus. In 1973, he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and joined the theatre Studio Ypsilon, where he remains ...

as inseminator Béďa *

Jiřina Jirásková Jiřina Jirásková (17 February 1931 – 7 January 2013) was a Czech actress. She was born and died in Prague, Czech Republic. Biography She studied at the Prague Conservatory and later at DAMU. After graduating, she spent one year in a regiona ...

as Václavka Hubičková *

Pavel Vondruška Pavel Vondruška (15 November 1925 – 5 February 2011) was a Czech actor and musician, and from 1969 was a member of the ''Jára Cimrman Theatre'' (named after Jára Cimrman, the spurious character) in Žižkov, Prague. His main profession was a ...

as secretary Mošna * Miroslav Zounar as Chairman of the JZD Pepa Rádl *

Jaroslava Kretschmerová Jaroslava may refer to: *Jaroslava Bajerová (1910–1995), Czech gymnast *Jaroslava Brychtová (born 1924), Czech glass artist and sculptor *Jaroslava Bukvajová (born 1975), Slovak cross country skier * Jaroslava Krčálová, Czechoslovak slalom ...

as secretary of the JZD, nickname Evík * Marie Švecová as Mařenka Kelišová, nickname Keliška * Jiří Růžička as fat Josef

References

External links

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Czechoslovak Film Database page
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Shorts from the film
1984 films Czechoslovak comedy films 1980s Czech-language films 1984 comedy films Czech comedy films Films directed by Zdeněk Troška {{czechRepublic-stub