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Summary:

A trio of friends residing in an urban Czech housing project finds that happiness can come from the place where you least expect it in this quirky and heartfelt drama. As the shadow of the country's largest chemical factory looms large over their bleak industrial suburb, Monika, Tonik, and Dasha hold out hope for a brighter future in another place. While supermarket employee Monika's dreams are built around the hope that she will someday venture to America to be with her boyfriend, George, Tonik secretly pines for Monika, and single mother Dasha finds comfort in the arms of a married man while slowly drifting from reality. As Tonik flees his conservative parents to live on the farm of his eccentric aunt, Dasha's grip on reality finally slips -- leaving her two young children in the care of Tonik and Monika. As things begin to look up for the willing but inexperienced new parents, a lifetime of happiness is finally within their reach.

Contributors:

Sláma, Bohdan, director

Strnad, Pavel, 1970-, producer

Vilhelmova, Tatiana, actor

Liška, Pavel, actor

Geislerová, Aňa, 1976-, actor

Soybelman, Leonid

Marek, Divis

Film Movement (Firm)

Pallas Film (Firm)

Eurimages (Organization)

Languages:

Czech
English

Language Notes:

Soundtrack in Czech with subtitles in English. Closed-captioned.

Included Works:

Backseat bingo

Related Series:

Film Movement series; year 4, film 11

Subjects:

American Dream — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Czech Republic — Drama

Happiness — Drama

Czech language films

American Dream

Man-woman relationships

Happiness

Czech Republic

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Short films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD; Dolby surround; region 1, Enhanced for widescreen TV (16 x 9).

Performers:

Cast: Tatiana Vilhelmova, Pavel Liska, Ana Geislerova.

Production Credits:

Music, Leonid Soybelman ; director of photography, Divis Marek.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Special features include: This month's short film: Backseat bingo / dir. Liz Blazer.
Originally released as motion picture in 2005.

Audience:

Not rated by the MPAA.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SOM DVD
DVD 6391

ISBNs:

9781428140783
1428140786

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, RB Media: DV047

OCLC Numbers:

76888133