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Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?

1987 · 84 min

A wry, low-key character study of a middle-aged man drifting through his own appetites, more rueful than dramatic.

Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Karel Heřmánek, Soňa Valentová, Miroslava Pleštilová
Overview
A story of Jan Kolvara, forty years old architect, who is a little bit too obsessed with women in his life.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Karel Heřmánek, Soňa Valentová, Miroslava Pleštilová
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Karel Kachyňa
    Written by
    Milan Ležák
    Starring
    Karel Heřmánek, Soňa Valentová, Miroslava Pleštilová, Zuzana Geislerová, Oldřich Vlach, Antonín Procházka, Václav Babka, Alena Kreuzmannová
    Music
    Milan Svoboda
    Cinematography
    Jan Čuřík
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    Czech

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