Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
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| Directed by | Juraj Jakubisko |
| Cinematography | Ladislav Kraus |
| Music by | Jiří Bulis |
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| Countries | Czechoslovakia West Germany |
| Languages | Czech Slovak |
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (Slovak: Sedím na konári a je mi dobre) is a 1989 Czechoslovak-West German comedy-drama film directed by Juraj Jakubisko.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Synopsis
A tragi-comedy about the end of World War II and the roll call of the communist regime. With this background you have a part-dream sequence story of the two main characters coming back from the war - comedian Pepe and front line soldier Prengel that become best friends after discovering gold together. By coincidence these two meet Ester who is coming back from a concentration camp and now love enters the story with a melancholic Jewish girl. Three homeless people are trying to fulfill their idea of happiness. They chose the wrong time period. The monstrosity of the 1950s is represented by a fanatic young communist, Želmíra, who turns their world upside-down.
Cast
- Bolek Polívka - Pepe
- Ondřej Pavelka - Prengel
- Deana Horváthová - Želmíra
- Štefan Kvietik - kapitán Kornet
- Markéta Hrubešová - Ester
- Miroslav Macháček - Krištofík
Film Awards
- Cran Gavier´99 1999
• Prize for the best film - Moscow International Film Festival 1990
• Grand Prize - Festival of Czechoslovak film 1990
• Special Jury Prize - IFF Stasbourg 1990
•Le Prix du Jury and the Alsace Media de Strasbourg Prize - Venice Film Festival 1989
• Certificate of Merit RAI II
References
- ↑ Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21. R R Bowker Pub., 1989.
- ↑ Giorgio Cecchetti (29 July 1989). "Tre italiani per un leone d'oro". La Repubblica. p. 17.
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