Summary
After years of co-writing screenplays for the Czech films of Miloš Forman, Jaroslav Papoušek ventured into directing. In addition to his satirical trilogy about the Homolka family, foremost among his achievements is this comedy inspired by humorist Miroslav Skála. Cesta kolem mé hlavy (Journey all around My Head), from 1984, is the culmination of his filmography. The protagonist of the story, which takes place in a psychiatric ward, is a depressive high school teacher named Robert, who suffers from chronic indecisiveness. However, thanks to his eccentric fellow patients and doctors, as well as a beautiful psychiatrist, the hero ends up overcoming his problems. Papoušek found a convincing and sympathetic star in Ondřej Havelka. Miroslav Macháček and Jiří Bartoška excel in the supporting roles of this popular film. The hero’s good psychiatric fairy is played by Marta Vančurová.
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