Die Volksschule (1991)
9KDie Volksschule: Directed by Jan Sverák. With Jan Tríska, Zdenek Sverák, Libuse Safránková, Rudolf Hrusínský. The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very just. His weakness is his interest in young women.
“It is a must to see, even if you are a first-timer in Czech comedies. No matter how old you are, it will remind you of your childhood as well, you will recognize the little things that maybe happened to you, or you have heard of them in some stories from people from the older generations. Character portrayal, story and direction are in my point indisputable qualities. This film is about the details and interactions; and in the process the viewer can pick up some lessons for himself. After creation of excellently defined characters, the writeru0026#39;s next task is to make the interactions equally good. We have hope, fear, love, fondness, sexuality, brutality, pain, happiness, poverty, enjoyment…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI just wish I could see it for the first time, again!”
