A Boring Afternoon

1965 0h 13m CS

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Several parties—a prostitute, aging football players, working girls, two men playing pool, and a hedonistic young man—each coalesce in a tavern.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamila Turková
Leopold Smolík
Josef Vaništa
Jan Tožička
Miloš Končický
Ota Hurych
Bohumil Hrabal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Passer
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal, Bohumil Hrabal, Ivan Passer
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Jaroslav Kučera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Miroslav Hájek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Kamila Turková and Leopold Smolík and Josef Vaništa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Passer directs. Jaroslav Kučera behind the camera. Miroslav Hájek cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Jaroslav Kučera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Miroslav Hájek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kamila Turková and Leopold Smolík and Josef Vaništa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0058080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.