Empties
2007 film by Jan Svěrák
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Empties |
| image | Empties Poster.jpg |
| caption | Australian theatrical release poster |
| native_name | {{Infobox name module |
| original | Vratné lahve}} |
| director | Jan Svěrák |
| producer | {{plain list |
| writer | Zdeněk Svěrák |
| starring | Zdeněk Svěrák |
| music | Ondřej Soukup |
| cinematography | Vladimír Smutný |
| editing | Alois Fišárek |
| studio | {{plain list |
| distributor | {{flat list |
| released | |
| runtime | 100 minutes |
| country | {{flat list |
| language | Czech |
| budget | CZK 34 million |
| gross | CZK 124.6 million |
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| name = Empties | image = Empties Poster.jpg
| alt = | caption = Australian theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module | original = Vratné lahve}} | director = Jan Svěrák | producer = {{plain list|
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- Jan Svěrák | writer = Zdeněk Svěrák | starring = Zdeněk Svěrák | music = Ondřej Soukup | cinematography = Vladimír Smutný | editing = Alois Fišárek | studio = {{plain list|
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- Phoenix Film Investments
- Portobello Pictures
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- Icon (Australia) | released = | runtime = 100 minutes | country = {{flat list|
- Czech Republic
- UK | language = Czech | budget = CZK 34 million | gross = CZK 124.6 million
Empties () is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same team which made Kolya.
Plot
Josef Tkaloun is an elderly teacher at a high school in Prague who cannot control his anger when his pupils misbehave in his poetry class. He quits his job and despite his wife urging him to retire, becomes a cycle courier. After an inevitable accident, he still refuses to stay at home and takes a job in the local Žižkov supermarket. He works behind a counter, recycling glass beer bottles. There he begins to flirt with the customers and matchmake both for an old friend and for the man he works with. His own flirtations (and sexually charged dreams) almost get him into trouble with his wife, so he resolves to reignite the passion in his marriage by celebrating his wedding anniversary with a hot air balloon ride. The scary balloon ride, ending in crash, revitalizes the relationship.
Cast
- Zdeněk Svěrák as Josef Tkaloun
- Tatiana Vilhelmová as Helenka, his daughter
- Daniela Kolářová as Eliška Tkalounová
- Jiří Macháček as Landa, his friend
- Pavel Landovský as Řezáč
Awards
- Zdeněk Svěrák received a Special Jury Mention for the screenplay at the 2007 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
- The film received the Audience Award at 2007 Ljubljana International Film Festival.
- The film received the Gold Dolphin award for Best Film at the Festroia International Film Festival in 2008.
- The film received the Gold Prize for Best Film at Damascus International Film Festival in 2008.
Home media
The DVD was released in October 2007. It includes extra scenes, a photo gallery, the storyboard and comics.
References
References
- (21 June 2007). "Vratné lahve mají 100 milionů tržeb, ale nulový zisk". aktualne.cz.
- (1 July 2012). "Přehledně: TOP 10 nejnavštěvovanějších českých filmů a jejich tržby". ihned.cz.
- [http://www.csfd.cz/film/221006-vratne-lahve/ CSFD.cz - Vratné lahve (2007) - Režie: Svěrák Jan - Hrají: Svěrák Zdeněk, Kolářová Daniela, Vilhelmová Tatiana]
- [http://imdb.com/title/tt0809951/ Vratné lahve (2007)]
- [http://www.sms.cz/film/vratne_lahve Vratné lahve / Vratné lahve (2007)]
- "Sixteenth Session".
- (2006). "Vratné lahve - O filmu". vratnelahve.cz.
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