Calamity
Kalamita
Czechoslovakia • 1982
Director
Synopsis
In Věra Chytilová’s biting sex satire, a young college dropout (Bolek Polívka in his first of multiple collaborations with the director) navigates both a new job as a train driver and the amorous advances of multiple women. Though on the surface a relatively straightforward romantic comedy (all the better to fool the censors), CALAMITY is consistently subversive in its ironic commentary on the bureaucratic failings of Czech society.
Synopsis
In Věra Chytilová’s biting sex satire, a young college dropout (Bolek Polívka in his first of multiple collaborations with the director) navigates both a new job as a train driver and the amorous advances of multiple women. Though on the surface a relatively straightforward romantic comedy (all the better to fool the censors), CALAMITY is consistently subversive in its ironic commentary on the bureaucratic failings of Czech society.
Credits
Crew
DirectorVěra Chytilová
WriterJosef Šilhavý, Věra Chytilová
CinematographerIvan Šlapeta
ComposerLaco Déczi
EditorJiří Brožek