How the World Is Losing Poets (1982)

Original title

Jak svět přichází o básníky

Directed by

Dušan Klein

Genre

comedy film, romance film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man navigates love and his aspirations to become a poet in 1980s Czechoslovakia. The film follows his humorous and tender encounters with friends and a romantic interest.

lightheartedplayfulwarmwhimsicalromanticeasygoingcheerfulnostalgic

What happens

How the World Is Losing Poets (Czech: Jak svět přichází o básníky) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1982. The first of the "Poets hexalogy", the title is followed by How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985), How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1988), Konec básníků v Čechách (1993), Jak básníci neztrácejí naději (2004), and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, and Miroslava Šafránková. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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