Čintamani & podvodník
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Jiří KrejčíkForgatókönyvíró:
Jiří KrejčíkOperatőr:
Eduard LandischZeneszerző:
Zdeněk LiškaSzereplők:
Vladimír Šmeral, František Filipovský, Olga Scheinpflugová, Jarmila Kronbauerová, Zora Polanová, Lída Roubíková, Josef Hlinomaz, Iva Janžurová (több)Tartalmak(1)
The Chintamani And Birds - A passionate carpet collector, Doctor Vitásek, discovers a unique piece in the second hand shop of Mrs Severýnová - a Persian carpet with a pattern of birds. A connoisseur himself, he is aware that there are only three of these carpets and all of them are in the hands of various monarchs. Severýnová has no idea what a precious item she holds. The carpet, however, is not for sale - it was deposited in the shop by the wealthy widow Zanelliová, who travels all around the world and visits Prague only rarely. Vitásek opens his heart to his friend, lawyer Bimbal, and tries to gain the precious piece with his help. The widow refuses to sell them the carpet, and the desperate Vitásek thus attempts to steal it. But the thief they engage for the work - Bimbal's client - gets drunk and is caught through all the noise he makes. The relentless Vitásek learns to file through the bars himself. Tales of a Trickster - The police are on the alert because fraudulent offers of marriage are on the rise. The culprit's identifying features are that he plays the violin and has golden teeth. The inspector of the railway service eventually captures a swindler named Vincent Plichta. This serious criminal does not resist arrest - he only gives an account of his expenses and goes to serve his term. After some time, again fraudulent offers of marriage are reported. Holub would prefer to play it safe, but circumstances force him to take Plichta to his family's summerhouse over the weekend and introduce him as a friend. On the return to the city, the old swindler is shocked - he himself almost falls victim to a woman-swindler in the railway restaurant. (forgalmazó hivatalos szövege)
(több)Recenziók (3)
The atmosphere is like something out of The Sinful People of Prague (even Jaroslav Marvan played the role of the councilman here four years before the legendary series), Liška's (especially in the first story) excellent music, the acting greats led by Vladimír Šmeral, Jiří Sovák, Vlastimil Brodský, František Filipovský and Josef Hlinomaz, typical Čapek humor... It was very good. But to be honest, if Jiří Sovák hadn't been in the second story, I probably wouldn't have liked it as much. While I loved reading the original story about an avid carpet collector whose stubbornness drives a die-hard junk-dealer to the point of theft, it was no less great here.
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The Czech New Wave and the relaxing creative atmosphere of the late 60s were just knocking on the door, but already in the first half of the 60s, high-quality films were being made that had nothing to do with militantism and the construction of communism. This film is a very enjoyable retro comedy that takes the best of Karel Čapek's friendly humor and humanity, and Jiří Krejčík's directorial professionalism and poetics. The film has a great cast - a crucial role for Vladimír Šmeral as the obsessed collector and a very nice role for Jiří Sovák as the irrevocable marriage swindler. The director returns to an idyllic time when one could trust even the word of a repeat offender. Overall impression: 90%.
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Basically, it’s not much of a tapestry. The theme is classy, but the execution has its minor and major flaws. However, the atmosphere around the marriage swindler is much more acceptable, and if it weren't for Bohdalová playing the imp, even though she already had nine-year-old Simona at home at the time... I'd have fallen for it. Of course, thanks entirely to the stylish episode with Věra. My only regret is that Olga didn't act in the film for very long, meaning we missed out on a lot.
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