Love at Second Sight

Ladislav Rychman, 1981

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Summary

Venca is a bricklayer, yet he introduces himself as an undergraduate to Pavla, a pretty student at the construction faculty. The minor deception is discovered – but that doesn’t stop the young people from growing close. For the girl’s parents, however, Venca’s social status is, at first, unacceptable. Meanwhile, it becomes clear that the young man's parents, conventional types devoted to building the family villa, also don’t accept the young love... The director of this 1981 satire on the contemporary petit bourgeois, adorned with songs by Jiří Bažant and Jiří Malásek, is Ladislav Rychman. However, Láska na druhý pohled (Love at Second Sight) rather trails the testimony to a generation offered by his Starci na chmelu (Hop-Pickers, 1965). Ilona Svobodová and Jan Čenský debuted in the main roles, but the experienced director entrusted the parts of the parents to tried and tested acting old hands – Míla Myslíková, Josef Větrovec, Rudolf Jelínek and Marie Málková.
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About a film

Production year 1981
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres comedy
Form feature
Duration 98 min
Director Ladislav Rychman
Cast Ilona Svobodová, Jan Čenský, Miroslav Vladyka, Josef Větrovec, Míla Myslíková, Rudolf Jelínek
Director of photography Josef Hanuš
Screenplay Jiří Just, Ladislav Rychman
Editor Miroslav Hájek
Production designer Oldřich Bosák
Music Jiří Malásek, Jiří Bažant
Sound designer Jiří Moudrý