Capricious Summer (1968)
- Original title
- Rozmarné léto
- Directed by
- Jiří Menzel
- Genre
- comedy film, talk show
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A retired major, a priest, and a bath keeper spend rainy summer days together. Their dull routine gets disrupted by a traveling magician and his showgirl companion.
lightheartedwhimsicalslow-pacedcomedicnostalgicdry-wittedreflective
What happens
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, 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. The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a retired artillery major, a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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