''Out of the City'' () is a
Czech
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** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Tomáš Vorel
Tomáš Vorel (born 2 June 1957) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and cameraman. He studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, graduating in 1989. Vorel's tenth film, ''The Good Plumber'', was ...
. It was released in 2000. Out of the City is Vorel's fourth feature film.
Plot
A programmer named Honza decides to clear his head over the weekend from his hectic job, picks up his ex-wife's son, and together they set off on a trip into the countryside. Their civilization is highlighted in the film using mobile phone, laptop and digital camera. They become familiar with a charming country girl named Markéta and her grandmother, who live in a house with scented herbs and homemade liqueurs. A weekend trip stretches to several weeks stay in the small village. Honza and his son spend the most beautiful and gayest moments of their life in the country. The film is a parade of quirky rural characters. Honza's absence from work and his son from school is not without consequences, and father and son are forced to return to civilization. But Honza cannot forget his weeks in the country, or the girl Margaret.
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, Czechosl ...
as Honza
*
Barbora Nimcová Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the ...
as Markéta
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Michal Vorel as Honzík
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Anezka Kusiaková as Anicka
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as Granny
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Bolek Polívka
Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949, in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright, and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 40 films.
Career
Polívka first started appearing in films in the 1960s. He graduated from ...
as Ludva
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Eva Holubová
Eva Holubová (born 7 March 1959) is a Czech actress. She is known for having cured herself of alcoholism. She received a Czech Lion Award in 2000 for her supporting role in the film ''Ene Bene'', and in 2006, she won the award for Best Actres ...
as Vlastička, Ludva's wife
*
Leoš Suchařípa as Beekeeper
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Alena Stréblová
Alena is a female, feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene (name), Helene or as a diminutive form of 'Magdalena (given name), Magdalena'.
In the Balkans, this particular spelling of the name is predominantly found amo ...
as Helena
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David Vávra
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...
as Jarda
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Jirí Burda as Coachman (as Jirí Hruska)
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Milan Šteindler
Milan Šteindler (born 12 April 1957) is a Czech actor, screenwriter and film director. He is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He won the Czech Lion Award for Best Director for his 1994 film, '' Thanks for Every New Morni ...
as Hunter
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Radomil Uhlir
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Petr Čtvrtníček
Petr Čtvrtníček (born 5 April 1964 in Prague) is a Czechs, Czech actor and comedian.
Selected filmography
* ''Kouř'' (1991)
* ''Fany'' (1995)
* ''Tomík'' (1997)
* ''Mazaný Filip'' (2003)
* ''Ivánku, kamaráde, můžeš mluvit? aneb Tak t ...
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Tomáš Vorel Jr. as Ludva's son
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Daniela Kolářová
Daniela Kolářová (born 21 September 1946 in Cheb) is a Czech actress.
She has appeared in several Theatre Studio DVA productions.
Filmography
Film
* '' Kawasaki's Rose'' (2009)
* ''Empties'' (2007) ... Eliška
* ''Dark Blue World'' (2001 ...
as Markéta's mother
Music
In the film we see several original songs, ''Cesta z města'' (The Way of the City), ''Dva skřítci'' (Two Elves), and also a choral passage of the Easter responsory ''O Filii et Filiae'' by Jean Tisserand (only a Czech text is used here, the music differs from the original).
References
External links
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2000 films
2000 comedy films
Czech comedy films
2000s Czech films
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