Capricious Summer
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Capricious Summer (Czech: Rozmarné léto), a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film, was the first colour film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel Rozmarné léto (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film won the Crystal Globe at 1968 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2]
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Capricious Summer | |
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Directed by | Jiří Menzel |
Screenplay by | Vladimír Kalina Jan Libora Jiří Menzel Václav Nývlt |
Based on | Rozmarné léto 1926 novel by Vladislav Vančura |
Starring | Rudolf Hrušínský Vlastimil Brodský František Řehák |
Cinematography | Jaromír Šofr |
Edited by | Jiřina Lukešová |
Music by | Jirí Šust |
Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
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The film depicts a humorous story of three men, a major (an artillery officer), a priest and a bath-keeper, during rainy summer days.