Summary
Discord between neighbouring households that spills over into open warfare was the theme of this 1976 comedy from Petr Schulhoff. Working from his own script, the veteran director created a recreational film about members of two slightly odd households: the Nováks and the Bartáčeks. A rumour picked up by jealous Alena Bartáčková soon snowballs into a gloves-off battle. The conflict rages on even after both families are moved out of their old flats, about to be demolished to make room for the construction of the metro. The families are rehoused in new flats on an estate, again in close proximity to one another. Several elite actors appear as members of the two quarrelling families, including Miloš Kopecký, Iva Janžurová and Stella Zázvorková. The up-and-coming generation of actors is represented by Dagmar Veškrnová and Luděk Sobota. A sequel loosely based on the film was made in 1986: Co je doma, to se počítá, pánové… (What I Have I Hold, Gentlemen...!).
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