Game of Patience

Vladimír Čech, 1977

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Summary

Within the diverse genres addressed by the 1970s works of director Vladimír Čech is this psychological drama about a meeting between two young people with different fates – Eva, a student, and Dušan, a habitual offender. This rather unhinged young man associates the family cottage, where the girl ensconces herself for a few days to study, with happy memories from long ago: as a child, he stayed there for a time with his grandparents, before ending up in an orphanage. Fortunately, the fate of Dušan, who started down the wrong path thanks to his alcoholic mother, will be influenced by Eva, a sympathetic girl, and the criminal detective Doležal, played by Radovan Lukavský. Pasiáns (A Game of Patience, 1977) is based on a script by Pavel Hajný. Vladimír Čech entrusted the major roles to two young but experienced actors: Jana Boušková (Eva) and Jan Hrušínský (Dušan).
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About a film

Production year 1977
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres psychological
Form feature
Duration 84 min
Director Vladimír Čech
Cast Jana Boušková, Jan Hrušínský, Radovan Lukavský, Vladimír Brabec, Rudolf Hrušínský
Director of photography Josef Pávek
Screenplay Pavel Hajný
Editor Jan Chaloupek
Production designer Jaroslav Krška
Music Luboš Fišer
Sound designer Josef Vlček