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Autumn Spring, 2001

Starring: Vlastimil Brodsky, Petra Spalkova

Directed by: Vladimir Michalek

Written by: Jiri Hubac

Language: Czech

Country: Czech Republic

Runtime: 95 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.6

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Autumn Spring can be described as bittersweet, touching, and humorous. The plot revolves around aging, couples relations, and dealing with death. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and irreverent humor. Autumn Spring's main genres are comedy, drama, and foreign. In terms of style, it is New Wave. In approach, it is realistic. Autumn Spring is slow paced. It is located in Czech Republic. It takes place in contemporary times. Autumn Spring has received attention for being a masterpiece, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves profanity.

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A Czech film from director Vladimir Michalek, AUTUMN SPRING tackles the theme of aging and death with subtle humor in this film, which tips its hat to the free-spirited New Wave cinema. Irrepressible reprobate Fanda (Vlastimil Brodsky) is determined not to go gently into that good night as he enters his eighties. He and partner-in-crime Eda (Stanislav Zindulka) love to pull stunts and gags, such as impersonating wealthy land-buyers, subway officials, and long-lost friends. Unfortunately their abilities are starting to slip due to their advanced age. Hána's long-suffering wife (Stella Zázvorková) meanwhile, is outraged that he is still up to his old tricks when its time to "take life seriously," prepare for their funerals, give up their apartment, and move into a retirement home. This is a warmhearted but unsentimental look into how different people face inevitable demise, and the cast of seasoned seniors pulls it off with great style and humanity. The film is a career capstone for Brodsky. A renowned Czech actor (CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS, JAKOB THE LIAR), Brodsky committed suicide not long after this life-affirming film was completed. Still, no actor could ask for a more eloquent curtain call; it's a fine, crowd-pleasing little classic, one for which he will surely be long remembered.