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Konec básníků v Čechách (1993)

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Original title
Konec básníků v Čechách...
Directed by
Dušan Klein
Genre
comedy film, romance film
Country
Czech Republic
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Czech comedy follows Štěpán as he tries to adjust to the new capitalist reality after the Velvet Revolution. The film shows his personal struggles with changing social conditions and relationships.

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What happens

Konec básníků v Čechách is a 1993 Czech comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The fourth installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by How the World Is Losing Poets (1982), How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985), and How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1988), and followed by Jak básníci neztrácejí naději (2004) and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, Tereza Brodská, and Míla Myslíková. Set to a backdrop of the turbulent social changes after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, the story focuses on Štěpán's struggle to adapt to new conditions brought about by the introduction of capitalism to the nation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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