Summary
In 1985 Věra Plívová-Šimková cemented her reputation as a successful maker of films for children and adolescents with this story about village children who have to overcome numerous neighbourly disputes. The children of the Buchar and Pištor families have all manner of pastimes: Tom is a pigeon fancier, Dan has taken to modern music while Markéta is an ardent horse rider. Similarly to other pictures by the filmmaker, this is a story about competing boys, first loves and a sense of belonging among family and friends. As usual, Plívová-Šimková also here relies on the performances of young, generally not so well-known – or today already forgotten – actors (the role of Markéta is, however, played by the then 17 year-old Michaela Kuklová). When it comes to the film’s name, Jiří Schelinger’s hit song Holubí dům (Pigeon House) has nothing to do with the film. It actually features fresh and catchy tunes by Michael Kocáb and Michal Pavlíček.
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