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Seclusion Near a Forest is a 1976 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel
. Filming took place near Radešice (the summerhouse scenes) and in Svatý Jan
(the funeral and the bar fight).
) that they will rent part of his summerhouse and that he will live there until spring, and then move to his son in Slovakia and sell the house to them. As time goes by, however, he does not appear to be preparing for his leave, and while Věra Lavičková tries to get her husband, Oldřich, to remind Mr Komárek about their deal, Oldřich is not up to it and is instead making friends with the good-natured old man.
Jirí Menzel
Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography...
. Filming took place near Radešice (the summerhouse scenes) and in Svatý Jan
Svatý Jan (Příbram District)
Svatý Jan is a village and municipality in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic....
(the funeral and the bar fight).
Plot
An ordinary Prague family, the Lavičkovýs, yearns to have a house in the countryside. They make a deal with the charismatic old Mr Komárek (Josef KemrJosef Kemr
Josef Kemr was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.-References:...
) that they will rent part of his summerhouse and that he will live there until spring, and then move to his son in Slovakia and sell the house to them. As time goes by, however, he does not appear to be preparing for his leave, and while Věra Lavičková tries to get her husband, Oldřich, to remind Mr Komárek about their deal, Oldřich is not up to it and is instead making friends with the good-natured old man.
External links
- Seclusion Near a Forest at the Czechoslovak movie database (in Czech)
- Seclusion Near a Forest at České filmové nebe (in Czech)
- Seclusion Near a Forest at Filmová místa (in Czech)