The Wonderful Years That Sucked
1997, Czech. Directed by Petr Nikolaev.
Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.
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- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Petr NikolaevDirector
- Ondřej VetchýKvidův otec
- Libuše ŠafránkováKvidova matka
- Vladimír JavorskýŠperk
- Jan ZahálkaKvido (chlapec)
- Jakub WehrenbergKvido
- Klára BotkováJaruška (holčička)
- Jitka JežkováJaruška
- Vladimír DlouhýIng. Jiří Zvára
- Vilma CibulkováNina
- Miriam Kantorkovábabička Věra
- Květa Fialovábabička Líba
- Stanislav Zindulkadědeček Josef
Details
- Released
- 3 April 1997
- Original title
- Báječná léta pod psa
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Written by
- Jan Novák, Michal Viewegh
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What The Wonderful Years That Sucked is based on
The Wonderful Years That Sucked is based on Bliss Was It In Bohemia, a 1992 novel by Michal Viewegh.
Novel · 1992
Bliss Was It In Bohemia
By Michal Viewegh
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Who directed The Wonderful Years That Sucked?
The Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997) was directed by Petr Nikolaev and stars Ondřej Vetchý, Libuše Šafránková, Vladimír Javorský.
What is The Wonderful Years That Sucked based on?
The Wonderful Years That Sucked is based on Bliss Was It In Bohemia, a 1992 novel by Michal Viewegh.