Completed - CZECH - Comedy, Drama - 97 minutes
Year of production : 1991 Director(s) : Jan SVERAK Producer(s) : Jaromír LUKÁŠ (CZECH FILM FUND)
Ten–year-old Eda Soucek and his friend Tonda Cejka attend a boys’ classroom with a very bad reputation. When their antics drive their female teacher crazy, she is replaced by the dynamic and impartial Igor Hnizdo, who is rumoured to be a war hero. Women, his only weakness, cause him some trouble in his life. The wild pupils are soon pliant to Hnizdo’s will, ready to fight for their teacher. Silent Eda compares the teacher with his “unheroic” father, who turns out to be much more of a hero in the end. The stunning success of The Elementary School culminated in an American Academy nomination in 1992.Director Jan Sverak’s debut comedy feature film The Elementary School had its premiere in October 1991. The script was written by his father Zdenek Sverak, who recounts the autobiographical memories of his childhood spent in a Prague suburb in the aftermath of WWII. In this nostalgic feature Sverak appeals to hope, humour, wisdom, and human imperfections. The Elementary School was the first collaboration of director Jan Sverak and scriptwriter Zdenek Sverak, son and father.
Country(ies) : CZECH REPUBLIC
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