Directed by:
Věra CaïsScreenplay:
Věra CaïsCinematography:
Isidore MankofskyCast:
Philippe Noiret, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Vlastimil Brodský, Jiří Menzel, Květa Fialová, Dana Morávková, Martin Dejdar, Yvetta Blanarovičová, Michaela Kuklová (more)Plots(1)
For this French-Czech coproduction, director Věra Cais adapted the Bohumil Hrabal's novel in a manner reminiscent of Jiří Menzel's interpretation. Philippe Noiret takes on the main role of Haňťa, an aging paper packer whose unique philosophy brings poetry to the raw activities of his daily life. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Philippe Noiret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/769/163769727_f54bf0.jpg)
Philippe Noiret
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Old Gun (1975)
![Jean-Claude Dreyfus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273779_85860c.jpg)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
France
Best movies:
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
![Vlastimil Brodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281492_215952.jpg)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
![Jiří Menzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/762/164762519_8e2558.jpg)
Jiří Menzel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
The Cremator (1968)
Larks on a String (1969)
![Květa Fialová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268312_e7d36c.jpg)
Květa Fialová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
![Dana Morávková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/555/164555205_3d9235.jpg)
Dana Morávková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Smoke (1990)
Jakub a jeho pán (2014) (theatrical recording)
Laskavý divák promine (1994) (series)
![Martin Dejdar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748105_b5d44e.png)
Martin Dejdar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
![Yvetta Blanarovičová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414842_686bcc.jpg)
Yvetta Blanarovičová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Go Back to Your Grave! (1989)
Travis (1996) (TV movie)
![Michaela Kuklová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205217_012109.jpg)
Michaela Kuklová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Tajemství (2007) (theatrical recording)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Agathe de La Fontaine
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Train of Life (1998)
Too Loud a Solitude (1994)
![Ivan Gübel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268573_889ea3.jpg)
Ivan Gübel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Boomerang (1996)
Spring of Life (2000)
![Markéta Hrubešová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268356_30f281.jpg)
Markéta Hrubešová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Oznamuje se láskám vašim (1988)
Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (1992)
![Milan Šteindler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281484_b64957.jpg)
Milan Šteindler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Czech Soda (1998)
![Luba Skořepová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647181_394c1a.jpg)
Luba Skořepová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Chantal Neuwirth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/523/161523503_af01a5.png)
Chantal Neuwirth
Best movies:
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
![Václav Knop](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276324_738dda.jpg)
Václav Knop
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cutting It Short (1980)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Vladimír Javorský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281491_17d4c0.png)
Vladimír Javorský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Koncert V... (1990) (theatrical recording)
![Pavel Vondruška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268786_9a305e.jpg)
Pavel Vondruška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Conquest of the North Pole (1987) (theatrical recording)
Blaník (1997) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
![Václav Kotva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268656_118684.jpg)
Václav Kotva
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
The Cremator (1968)
![Miriam Kantorková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268377_30b837.jpg)
Miriam Kantorková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Kam slunce nechodí... (1971) (TV movie)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)