I Served the King of England (2006)

Original title

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

Directed by

Jiří Menzel

Genre

drama film, comedy film, war film, romance film, comedy drama

Country

Slovakia, Czech Republic

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short and ambitious waiter in pre-war Czechoslovakia dreams of wealth and status. Through his small successes and big setbacks, the film follows his life through love, war, and changing political times.

whimsicalbittersweetwrynostalgicmoodyslow-pacedreflective

What happens

I Served the King of England (Czech: Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) is a 2006 Czech historical comedy film written and directed by Jiří Menzel, based on Bohumil Hrabal's novel I Served the King of England. It is Menzel's sixth Hrabal adaptation for film. The film was released in the United Kingdom and the United States in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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