Capricious Summer
1968, Czech. Directed by Jiří Menzel.
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness...
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
- Rated
- NR
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Capricious Summer is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 24 May 1968
- Original title
- Rozmarné léto
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Václav Nývlt, Jiří Menzel
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What Capricious Summer is based on
Capricious Summer is adapted from a novel.
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Capricious Summer runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Capricious Summer is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Capricious Summer is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like Capricious Summer?
If you liked Capricious Summer, try The Seven Year Itch, Barefoot in the Park, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife.
Who directed Capricious Summer?
Capricious Summer (1968) was directed by Jiří Menzel and stars Rudolf Hrušínský, Míla Myslíková, Vlastimil Brodský.
What is Capricious Summer based on?
Capricious Summer is adapted from a novel.