Pupendo

Mar 27 2003 N/A 2h 0m
Comedy, Drama, Family

Artist Bedrich Mára (Bolek Polivka) is unable to find much secure work due to his public antagonism toward the ruling Communist Party. He has a wife and two children. Life begins to change when art historian Alois Fábera (Jiri Pecha) begins working on a piece about Bedrich, leading to a job offer from a Party official. Things are looking up, until the wrong people hear portions of the historian's writing.

Plot

A bittersweet comedy set just prior to 1984, during the era of 'practical socialism'. For political reasons, Bedrich Mára (Bolek Polívka) has had to give up teaching at Prague's Academy of Art. He is not allowed to exhibit and has been pushed to the sidelines of interest and lucrative commissions. He and his ceramicist wife (Eva Holubová) and two sons live in a small apartment on the outskirts of Prague. Míla Brecka (Jaroslav Dusek), the school principal, and his family stand in stark contrast to the Máras. Comrade Míla and his ambitious wife (Vilma Cibulková), Bedrich's fellow student from the Academy, have gone with the socialist flow for years. They find justification for their behavior in the usual words: 'Someones got to swim along with them to make things better; someones got to make that sacrifice!'

Written by

Petr Sabach, Petr Jarchovský

Directed by

Jan Hrebejk

Cast

Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Jaroslav Dusek

Crew

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Production Countries

Czech Republic

Production Companies

Annonce, Státní fond CR pro podporu a rozvoj ceské kinematografie

Languages

Ceský

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,545
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA