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Ondrej Soukup har komponeret musikken til
den jingle, der ind- leder forestillin- gerne under
Film Festival 2000
Ondrej Soukup is the
composer of the Film Festival 2000 jingle. |
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Film 14: Pelisky
Tjekkiet 1999
Spillelængde: 116 min. |
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Dette
er en charmerende blanding af sørgmunter nostalgi, satire og morskab. "Pelisky"
(Cosy Dens) foregår i tiden op til russernes invasion af Tjekkoslovakiet i august 1968.
'Foråret i Prag' er i fuld gang og personerne bebor et fælles boligkompleks - deraf
titlen. Den 15 årige hovedperson, Michael, er håbløst forelsket i overboens datter,
Jindra, der imidlertid elsker hippien Elien, hvis forældre er i USA, hvorfra de sender
efterspurgte varer som rockmusik og cowboystøvler hjem til sønnen. Michaels far er
officer i den tjekkiske hær og han beundrer alle socialismens frembringelser - også
østtyske plastikskeer der smelter i varm kaffe. Jindras far er patriotisk krigsveteran og
Michaels far ideologiske modsætning. Efterhånden som foråret skrider frem viser systemet et stadigt mere
menneskeligt ansigt og der åbnes for familiernes fastlåste positioner og ved
tilfældighedernes spil kommer over-og underboerne til at se mere til hinanden. Filmens
humanistiske budskab om at mennesket altid må sættes over systemet leveres så
overbevisende at Jan Hrejbeks film allerede har været vist vidt omkring siden premieren
på film festivalen i Karlovy Vary i juli '99.
Filmen vistes tre gange i marts
under Natfilmfestivalen i København, men har ingen dansk importør.
Filmen vises med engelske
undertekster. |
This is a charming medley of
tragi-comic nostalgia, satire and fun. The
action takes place in August 1968, in the last months before the Russian
invasion of Czechoslovakia. The Prague Spring is well under way, and the
characters all live in the same block of flats, cp. the title of the film.
The main character, Michael, aged 15, is hopelessly in love with Jindra, the daughter of
the family living in the flat above. Jindra, however, is in love
with the hippie, Elien, whose parents are in New York and send home to their son presents
that are in great demand in Prague, such as rock music and cowboy boots. - Michael, whose
father is an officer in the Czech army, is a great admirer of all the products of
Socialism, even East German plastic spoons which will melt in hot coffee. - Jindra´s
father is a patriotic veteran from the Second World War and a total, ideologic contrast to
Michael´s father.
As the spring progresses the old system gradually shows its human nature,
and, as a consequence, the inflexible positions of the tenants of the house
are softening, as they are getting to know each other better.
The humanistic message of the film: that the human being should always be
put above the system - is presented so convincingly that Jan Hrejbek´s film
has already been shown in many countries, since its premiere at the film
festival of Karlovy Vary in July 1999.
The film was shown three times at the recent Night Film Festival in
Copenhagen, but has no Danish importer.
The film will be shown with English subtitles.
Czech Republic, 1999
Length:
116 min. |
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