Pelíšky

Infobox Film
name = Pelíšky
director = Jan Hřebejk
producer = Pavel Borovan
Ondřej Trojan
writer = Petr Jarchovský
Petr Šabach
starring = Miroslav Donutil
Jiří Kodet
Simona Stašová
Emília Vášáryová
Bolek Polívka
music = Ivan Hlas
Ivan Král
cinematography = Jan Malíř
editing = Vladimír Barák
distributor = Česká televize, 1999
released = 8 April 1999
runtime = 115 mins.
country = Czech Republic
language = Czech
imdb_id = 0167331

"Pelíšky" (English : "Cosy Dens") is a 1999 Czech film directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is loosely based on the novel Hovno Hoří by Petr Šabach.

Plot Summary

Pelíšky is a bittersweet coming-of-age story set in the months leading up to the ill-fated 1968 Prague Spring. Teenager Michal Šebek (Michael Beran) develops a crush on his neighbor, Jindřiška Krausová (Kristýna Nováková). Michals family is headed by a stubborn army officer who believes that the latest East German Tupperware will sufficiently shame those American imperialists, while Jindřiška's father is an ardent foe of the Communists saved from prison only because he is a war hero. Much to the parents' dismay, the younger generation couldn't care less for politics. Instead, Michal sports a Beatles mop-top and runs a local film group specialising in Hollywood and pre-war French films, while Jindřiška starts hanging out with a mysterious hipster.

Trivia

Pelíšky was screened at the 1999 Vancouver Film Festival.

Cast

*Miroslav Donutil | Mr. Šebek
*Jiří Kodet | Mr. Kraus
*Simona Stašová | Mrs. Šebková
*Emília Vášáryová | Mrs. Krausová
*Bolek Polívka | Strýc
*Eva Holubová | Učitelka
*Marek Morvai | Petr
*Stella Zázvorková | Babička
*Jaroslav Dušek | Saša Mašláň
*Michael Beran | Michal Šebek
*Kristýna Nováková | Jindřiška Krausová
*Jiří Krejčík | Doctor Stárek
*Sylvie Koblížková | Uzlinka Šebková
*Ondřej Brousek | Elien
*Boris Hybner | Kouzelník

Soundtrack

The "Pelíšky" soundtrack was released in April, 1999, and contains clips of some of the actors memorable lines in addition to the musical numbers.
# Blue Effect - "Slunečný hrob"
# Miroslav Kaman, Jaroslav Dušek - "Dvě dávky"
# Václav Neckář - "Tu kytaru jsem koupil kvůli tobě"
# Boleslav Polívka - "Nebe na zemi"
# Kristýna Nováková, Michael Beran, Ondřej Brousek - "Kozačky..."
# Petr Novák & Flamengo - "Povídej"
# Kristýna Nováková, Michael Beran - "Něco jako příbuzný"
# Waldemar Matuška - "Pojď se mnou, lásko má"
# Emília Vašáryová, Jiří Kodet - "Dávám bolševikovi rok"
# Hana Hegerová - "Čerešně"
# Miroslav Donutil, Boleslav Polívka, Silvie Koblížková - "Nerozbitná sklenička"
# Kučerovci - "Ajo mama"
# Miroslav Donutil, Michael Beran - "Gagarinův bratr"
# Kučerovci - "La mulher rendeira"
# Stella Zázvorková. Simona Stašová, Miroslav Donutil, Boleslav Polívka - "Maršál Malinovskij"
# Judita Čeřovská - "Je po dešti"
# Eva Holubová, Jaroslav Dušek, Marek Morvai-Javorský - "Vyděržaj, pijaněr"
# Václav Neckář - "Lékořice"
# Emília Vašáryová, Kristýna Nováková, Jiří Kodet - "Noky"
# Karel Gott - "Santa lucia"
# Miroslav Donutil, Boleslav Polívka, Jiří Kodet - "Kde udělali soudruzi s NDR chybu?"
# Waldemar Matuška - "Mrholí"
# Eva Holubová, Jaroslav Dušek, Marek Morvai-Javorský - "Hoří hovno? ..."
# Karel Gott & Olympic - "Trezor"
# Jiří Kodet - "Proletáři všech zemí ..."
# Matadors - "Get Down From The Tree"
# Soulmen - "Baby Do Not Cry "
# Soulmen - "Snakes"
# Miroslav Donutil, Boleslav Polívka - "Průměrná ženská"
# Blue Effect - "Sluneční hrob"

External links

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* [http://www.paseka.cz/zastup/80-7185-271-6.html Petr Šabach's Book, Hovni Hoři]
* [http://www.kfilmu.net/filmy.php?sekce=soundtrack&film=pelisky Soundtrack Listing]