Něžný barbar (1990)
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Cast
Bolek Polivka, Jiří Menzel, Arnošt Goldflam
In early-1950s Prague, three intellectual outsiders navigate the intertwined demands of love, social life, and work.
The story
Set in Prague in the early 1950s, the film follows three friends who are intellectual outsiders: painter Vladimír Boudník, writer Bohumil Hrabal, known as Doctor, and philosopher Egon Bondy. Their love lives, social lives, and careers unfold amid a series of tragicomic situations.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Set in Prague in the early 1950s, the film follows the love lives, social lives, and careers of three friends—intellectual outsiders: the painter Vladimír (Vladimír Boudník), the writer known as Doctor (Bohumil Hrabal), and the philosopher Egon (Egon Bondy)—amid a series of tragicomic situations. The painter is interrogated at a police station, the writer works with recyclable materials, and the philosopher ends up in a psychiatric hospital.
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