Summaries

Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte (Rudolf Hrusínský), an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie (Hana Buresová) to his care. In Prague they all take up their lodgings at the house At Blue Fish in which they intend to arrange the programs. The firm is owned by widow Evzenie (Blazena Holisová) with whom Pasparte shares flat and bed. Evzenie is jealous of Aloisie therefore Pasparte sends Aloisie as a housewife to the single man Jakub Kolenatý (Jirí Menzel) who earns his living by photographing and wants to record the revived pictures of Prague. Pasparte wants to found in Prague the first permanent Czech movie theatre in which there would be projected also the original Czech films.—NFA.cz

Details

Keywords
  • metafiction
  • watching a movie
  • movie theater
  • theater audience
  • czech filmmaking
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Jul 31, 1979
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language German Czech
Production companies Filmové studio Barrandov

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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