Big Beat (1993)
- Original title
- Šakalí léta
- Directed by
- Jan Hřebejk
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 11 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
In 1959 Prague, a group of teenagers at the Hotel International discover rock and roll, which shakes up their lives and the conservative hotel staff. The film follows their adventures as they embrace the new music and rebel against the establishment.
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What happens
Big Beat (Czech: Šakalí léta) is a 1993 Czech musical comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is set in 1959 in Prague's Hotel International. The film was Hřebejk's breakthrough box-office hit and the first feature film made by Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovsky as a directing-writing team. Jarchovsky wrote the script based on a story by Petr Šabach. The music and lyrics were written for the film by singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas, and veteran cameraman Jan Malir also worked on the film. The film won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film of 1993, Best Director (Hřebejk), Best Actor (Josef Abrhám) and Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Nesmrtelná teta (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.