Capricious Summer

Capricious Summer
DVD cover
Directed byJiří Menzel
Screenplay byVladimír Kalina
Jan Libora
Jiří Menzel
Václav Nývlt
Based onRozmarné léto
1926 novel
by Vladislav Vančura
StarringRudolf Hrušínský
Vlastimil Brodský
František Řehák
CinematographyJaromír Šofr
Edited byJiřina Lukešová
Music byJirí Šust
Distributed byÚstřední půjčovna filmů
Release date
  • 24 May 1968 (1968-05-24)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Capricious Summer (Czech: Rozmarné léto), a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film, was the first colour film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel Rozmarné léto (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film won the Crystal Globe at 1968 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2]

The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a retired artillery major, a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days.

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References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Capricious Summer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Capricious Summer (1967)". Filmový přehled.