''Forbidden Dreams'' (, translated as ''Death of Beautiful
Roebucks'') is a 1986 Czech
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades.
Early life
He was born on May 1, 1924, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother wa ...
. It was entered into the
15th Moscow International Film Festival
The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film '' Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini.
Jury
* Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury)
* Tengiz ...
.
The film was selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
60th Academy Awards
The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
*
Karel Heřmánek
Karel Heřmánek (17 October 1947 – 24 August 2024) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than forty films between 1976 and 2008, including the role of Lucifer in 1984's '' S čerty nejsou žerty'' (''Give the Devil His Due'').
Heřmánek di ...
as Leo Popper, father
*
Marta Vančurová
Marta Vančurová (born 7 September 1948) is a Czech actress. She has finished the Faculty of Theatre (Prague) and appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1970. In 2019, she performed in several shows at the Theatre Studio DVA. ...
as Herma Popperová, mother
*
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 Karel Prošek
*
Jiří Krampol
Jiří Krampol (born 11 July 1938) is a Czech actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is best known as a Czech voice actor of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Louis de Funès, and is the recipient of the František FIlipovský Award for lifetime contributio ...
as Jenda Hejtmánek, boxer
*
Lubor Tokoš
Lubor Tokoš (7 February 1923 in Šternberk – 29 September 2003 in Zlín) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra.
Selected filmography
*''The Great Opportunity'' (1950)
*''The Fabulous W ...
as Nejezchleb, academic painter
*
Dana Vlková as Irma Korálková
*
Ladislav Potměšil
Ladislav Potměšil (2 September 1945 – 12 July 2021) was a Czech actor.
Selected filmography
* ' (1970)
* ' (1978)
* '' Smrt krásných srnců'' (1986)
* ' (1988)
* '' Discopříběh'' (1987)
* '' Dobří holubi se vracejí'' (1988)
* ''Jen o ...
as Korálek, Irma's husband and company director
*
Oldřich Vlach as Studený, factory owner
*
Zuzana Geislerová
Zuzana Geislerová (born 14 March 1952) is a Czech actress known to United States audiences for her role as the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Her ...
as Anička Studená, factory owner's wife
*
Ladislav Trojan as Inspector
*
Jan Přeučil
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
as Inspector
* Marek Valter as Prdelka, Poppers' son (credited as Marek Walter)
*
Jiří Strach
Jiří Strach (born 29 September 1973) is a Czech film director and actor. He is considered one of the most talented and kindest Czech film directors of the 21st century. Among his most successful films are the fairy tales ''Angel of the Lord'' ( ...
as Jirka, Poppers' son
* Jan Jirásek as Hugo, Poppers' son
*
Stanislav Zindulka Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
*Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, ...
as Josef Vejvoda, seller
*
Zdeněk Dítě
Zdeněk Dítě (19 November 1920 – 11 December 2001) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1945 and 1991.
Selected filmography
* '' The Wedding Ring'' (1945) - Robert, mladý kníze ...
as Mayor
*
Alois Švehlík
Alois Švehlík (30 July 1939 – 2 April 2025) was a Czech actor and theatre pedagogue.
Early life and career
Švehlík was born in Pardubice, then part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, in 1939. Together with his older brother Jaros ...
as Spy
*
Bronislav Poloczek
Bronislav Poloczek (; 7 August 1939 – 16 March 2012) was a Polish-Czech theatre and television actor.
Poloczek was born in Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna). He was best known for his appearances with the Prague National Theatre. He also appeare ...
as Franc, butcher
*
Jana Synková
Jana Synková (18 April 1944 – 28 December 2024) was a Czech actress.
Early life and career
Jana Synková was born during World War II in Prague, then the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Her maternal grandparents were well-known theatre ...
as Gutová, secretary
*
Milan Riehs
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as Jan Jakubíček,
Doctor of Law
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*
Ivan Vyskočil
Ivan Vyskočil (born 21 May 1946 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He starred in the film '' Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža
Ludvík Ráža (3 October 1929, in Mukachevo – 4 October 2000, in Prague
Prague ( ; ) is t ...
as Gestapo officer
See also
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References
External links
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1986 drama films
1986 films
1987 drama films
1987 films
1980s Czech films
1980s Czech-language films
1980s war drama films
Czech war drama films
Czech World War II films
Czechoslovak World War II films
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