''Já, truchlivý bůh'' (''I, Mournful God'') is a 1969

black-and-white Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, ...

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 *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

Antonín Kachlík Antonín Kachlík (26 February 1923 – 20 April 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1948 and 1987. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. Early life and ed ...

. Based on stories from

Milan Kundera Milan Kundera ( ; ; 1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, but he was granted Czech citizenship ...

's book '' Laughable Loves'', it stars

Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký (22 August 1922 in Prague – 16 February 1996 in Prague) was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. Biography He was born into the family of a furrier; his mother was a hatter. From childhood ...

as Adolf, who relates a tale of spurned love to his friend Apostol (

Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Biography Landovský was born in Hav ...

). Adolf has his friend to pose as an opera conductor to seduce the young woman (Hana Lelitová), as she loves opera, and then spurn her.

Cast

- Adolf * Hana Lelitová - Janicka Malátová *

- Apostol Certikidis *

Jiřina Jirásková Jiřina Jirásková (17 February 1931 – 7 January 2013) was a Czechoslovakia, Czech actress. She was born and died in Prague, Czech Republic. Biography She studied at the Prague Conservatory and later at Faculty of Theatre (Prague), DAMU. Afte ...

- Mrs. Stenclová * Ivana Mixová - Cantatrice * Kvetoslava Houdlová - Oculist * Pavla Marsálková - Mrs. Malátová - mother * Zdenek Kryzánek - Mr. Malát - father * Jiří Přichystal - Singer * Ilona Jirotková - Girlfriend * Daniela Pokorná - Girlfriend * Boleslava Svobodová - Ruzena *

Milivoj Uzelac Milivoj Uzelac (1897–1977) was a painter influential in the Zagreb modern art scene of the 1920s and 30s. During the Zagreb Spring Salon of the 1920s, he participated with Vilko Gecan, Marijan Trepše and Vladimir Varlaj as the Group of Four ...

- Conductor * Helena Bendová - Housekeeper * Vladimír Klemens - Music-master

External links

* 1969 films 1969 comedy films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czech comedy films 1960s Czech-language films 1960s Czech films Films based on works by Milan Kundera Czech-language comedy films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub