Empties

Empties (Czech: Vratné lahve) is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film.[3] It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same team which made Kolya.[4]

Empties
Australian theatrical release poster
Original titleVratné lahve
Directed byJan Svěrák
Produced by
Written byZdeněk Svěrák
StarringZdeněk Svěrák
Music byOndřej Soukup
CinematographyVladimír Smutný
Edited byAlois Fišárek
Production
company
  • Biograf Jan Svěrák
  • Phoenix Film Investments
  • Portobello Pictures
  • TV Nova
  • UFO Pictures
Distributed by
  • Falcon
  • Icon (Australia)
Release date
  • 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
  • Czech Republic
  • UK
LanguageCzech
BudgetCZK 34 million[1]
Box officeCZK 124.6 million[2]

Plot

Josef Tkaloun is an elderly teacher at a high school in Prague who cannot control his anger when his pupils misbehave in his poetry class. He quits his job and despite his wife urging him to retire, becomes a cycle courier. After an inevitable accident, he still refuses to stay at home and takes a job in the local Žižkov supermarket. He works behind a counter, recycling glass beer bottles. There he begins to flirt with the customers and matchmake both for an old friend and for the man he works with. His own flirtations (and sexually charged dreams) almost get him into trouble with his wife, so he resolves to reignite the passion in his marriage by celebrating his wedding anniversary with a hot air balloon ride. The scary balloon ride, ending in crash, revitalizes the relationship.[5]

Cast

Awards

Home media

The DVD was released in October 2007. It includes extra scenes, a photogallery, the storyboard and comics.[6]

References
  1. http://aktualne.centrum.cz/kultura/film/clanek.phtml?id=452513 Czech
  2. http://art.ihned.cz/film-a-televize/c1-56354750-prehledne-top-10-nejnavstevovanejsich-ceskych-filmu-a-jejich-trzby#fotogalerie-gf307780-4-1813990 Czech
  3. CSFD.cz - Vratné lahve (2007) - Režie: Svěrák Jan - Hrají: Svěrák Zdeněk, Kolářová Daniela, Vilhelmová Tatiana
  4. Vratné lahve (2007)
  5. Vratné lahve / Vratné lahve (2007)
  6. Vratné lahve - O filmu | Titulky
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