Pupendo is a 2003 Czech

Cinema of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic was a seedbed for many acclaimed film directors.Three Czech/Czechoslovak movies that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film were The Shop on Main Street by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos in 1965, Closely Watched Trains by Jiří Menzel in 1967 and...

 film directed by Jan Hřebejk

Jan Hrebejk

Jan Hřebejk is a Czech film director.-Early life and education:Born in Prague, Hřebejk studied together with his classmate Petr Jarchovský at high school. Now Jarchovsky is a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter...

Plot

Pupendo shows the difficulty of life in Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. Artist Bedřich Mára (Bolek Polivka) is unable to find much secure work due to his public antagonism toward the ruling Communist Party. He has a wife and two children. Life begins to change when art historian Alois Fábera (Jiři Pecha) begins working on a piece about Bedřich, leading to a job offer from a Party official. Things are looking up, until the wrong people hear portions of the historian's writing.

Cast

• Bolek Polívka
  Bolek Polívka
  Boleslav Polívka is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright and screenwriter. Polívka played in more than 40 films.- Career :...
  
   - Bedrich Mára
• Eva Holubová
  Eva Holubová
  Eva Holubová is a Czech actress. She has starred in a number of films. She is known for being self-cured from alcoholism . At the moment she can be found at Divadlo Kalich where she plays in several performances.-Selected filmography:...
  
   - Alena Márová
• Jaroslav Dušek - Míla Brecka
• Jiří Pecha - Alois Fábera
• Vilma Cibulková - Magda Brecková
• Lukáš Baborský - Matej Brecka