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Zelňačka

1996 · 90 min

A gentle, folksy comedy with a quirky sci-fi twist, amiably performed and easy to settle into.

Overview
Czech TV adaptation of the french novel "La Soupe aux choux", previously adapted for the cinema in France, with De Funès ("Cabbage Soup", 1981).

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • aging
  • isolation
  • technology
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Pavel Háša
Written by
Otto Zelenka
Starring
Josef Somr, Jan Skopeček, Kamil Halbich, Miroslava Pleštilová, Jan Šťastný, Petr Kostka, Václav Postránecký, Oldřich Vlach
Music
Petr Mandel
Cinematography
Jiří Kadaňka
Runtime
90 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech

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