Capricious Summer (1968)
Capricious Summer (1968)
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness...

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Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský As: Antonín Důra
Míla Myslíková Míla Myslíková As: Katerina Durová
Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský As: Major Hugo
František Řehák František Řehák As: Canon Roch
Jana Preissová Jana Preissová As: Anna
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Storyline

Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness...


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Language: Český

Release Date: 24 May 1968

Country: XC

Runtime: 74m

Company Credits

Company: Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Directed By

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Director

Anna Pokorná

Anna Pokorná

Assistant Director

Miloš Kohout

Miloš Kohout

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Executive Producer

Jaroslav Vágner

Jaroslav Vágner

Unit Production Manager

Richard Němec

Richard Němec

Unit Production Manager

Zdeněk Oves

Zdeněk Oves

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Jiří Šust

Jiří Šust

Original Music Composer

František Belfín

František Belfín

Conductor

Jiří Pavlík

Jiří Pavlík

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jiří Kučera

Jiří Kučera

Assistant Camera

Petr Čech

Petr Čech

Camera Operator

Jaromír Šofr

Jaromír Šofr

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Oldřich Bosák

Oldřich Bosák

Production Design

Ladislav Winkelhöfer

Ladislav Winkelhöfer

Set Decoration

Vladimír Ježek

Vladimír Ježek

Set Decoration

Karel Kracík

Karel Kracík

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Jan Libora

Jan Libora

Dramaturgy

Vladimír Kalina

Vladimír Kalina

Dramaturgy

Luboš Ogoun

Luboš Ogoun

Choreographer

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