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I Served the King of England

2007 · 115 min

A wry, bittersweet picaresque that drifts between memory and history, charming you while quietly breaking your heart.

Directed by: Jiří Menzel
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch

Overview: Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

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Directed by: Jiří Menzel
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
survival
betrayal
memory
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Jiří Menzel
Written by: Jiří Menzel
Starring: Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Marián Labuda, Milan Lasica, Zuzana Fialová, Martin Huba, Josef Abrhám
Cinematography: Jaromír Šofr
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Languages: Czech, English, French, German

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