The Last Aristocrat

2019 1h 50m CS

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 19

Comedy

Synopsis

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Frank, a native New Yorker, inherits his ancestral estate, Castle Kostka, and returns to the Czech Republic with his daughter Maria and wife Vivien after over forty years abroad. They find the castle in gradual decay, inhabited only by the long-slumbering steward Josef, housekeeper Mrs. Tichá, and hypochondriac handyman Krása. As the staff slowly awakens from the post-revolutionary 1990s inertia, Frank’s family faces a difficult decision: sell the dilapidated property and return to America or undertake the challenge of restoring Castle Kostka.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hynek Čermák
Frank Kostka
Tatiana Dyková
Vivien Kostková
Yvona Stolařová
Marie Kostková
Martin Pechlát
Josef
Eliška Balzerová
Anežka Tichá
Pavel Liška
Krása
Zdeněk Piškula
Max
Vojtěch Kotek
Benda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jiří Vejdělek
Writers: Jiří Vejdělek
Languages: Czech
Countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Aristokratka (kolekce)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jiří Vejdělek, shot by Vladimír Smutný. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ondřej Hokr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hynek Čermák and Tatiana Dyková and Yvona Stolařová carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9174998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jiří Vejdělek directs. Vladimír Smutný behind the camera. Ondřej Hokr scores. Ondřej Hokr cuts. Produced in Czech Republic, Slovakia. Dialogue in Czech.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia.
3Part of the "Aristokratka (kolekce)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jiří Vejdělek, shot by Vladimír Smutný. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ondřej Hokr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ondřej Hokr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hynek Čermák and Tatiana Dyková and Yvona Stolařová carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt9174998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.