Sleeping Partner

Zdeněk Flídr, 1988

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Summary

Small-town newspaper editor František Staněk is unable to overcome a sense of indolence both about his work and his relationship with adolescent son Filip. Forty-year-old Staněk – a role that widened the filmography of Jiří Schmitzer in 1988 – is appointed editor-in-chief of a provincial paper in this motion picture from Zdeněk Flídr. But he soon clashes with local developers over an article justifiably critical of their environmental practices. Staněk fears for his job, and neglects to properly look after his 14-year old son, the target of bullying by the construction company director’s son. The “sleeping partner” of the film is Staněk’s own conscience… Jiří Schmitzer is joined in the cast by Radovan Lukavský (Staněk’s father) and Tomáš Jánský (Filip). Veronika Žilková takes on the role of the protagonist’s girlfriend, flute player Heda.
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About a film

Production year 1988
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres psychological
Form feature
Duration 88 min
Director Zdeněk Flídr
Cast Jiří Schmitzer, Radovan Lukavský, Tomáš Jánský, Milan Vágner, Gabriela Štěpánková
Director of photography Jiří Kadaňka
Screenplay Zdeněk Flídr, Ladislav Langpaul
Editor Jiří Brožek
Production designer Ludvík Široký
Music Jaroslav Krček
Sound designer Antonín Kravka