Ghosts of the Dormer

Radim Cvrček, 1987

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Summary

This penultimate film from director Radim Cvrček is a modern comedy fairytale that tells the story of the holiday visit of a young girl Tereza (Katka Šulajová) to the countryside home of her grandparents. Grandfather Ferdinand (Rudolf Hrušínský) is something of a Jack-of-all-trades. He crafts some wooden model ghosts for his granddaughter to play with in the garden. But one of the ghosts, Cvikýř, comes to life, and helps our heroes mete out some well-deserved justice to the nasty nouveau riche villager Napakunk (Josef Somr). Cvikýř also helps Tereza’s grandfather to fulfil one of his dreams – to fly in a hang-glider... This somewhat over-laboured 1987 story comes by way of screenwriter Eduard Pergner, who also penned the teenage comedies Discopříběh and Discopříběh 2 (Discostory, 1987, and Discostory No. 2, 1991) for director Jaroslav Soukup. The voice of the ghost Cvikýř is provided by noted actress Jiřina Bohdalová.
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About a film

Production year 1987
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres comedy, fairytale
Form feature
Duration 79 min
Director Radim Cvrček
Cast Rudolf Hrušínský, Jana Štěpánková, Josef Somr, Michal Dočolomanský, Katarína Šulajová, Petr Žižka
Director of photography Karel Kopecký
Screenplay Radim Cvrček, Eduard Pergner
Editor Antonín Štrojsa
Production designer Zdeněk Rozkopal
Music Ondřej Soukup
Sound designer Radomír Koutek