Directed by:
Miloš MakovecScreenplay:
Vratislav BlažekCinematography:
Jan RothCast:
Oldřich Nový, Dana Medřická, Helga Čočková, Jan Tříska, Rudolf Deyl ml., Miloš Kopecký, Josef Beyvl, Jarmila Smejkalová, Anne Herendeen, Eleonora Leffová (more)Plots(1)
Petr and Pavel, two grown-up identical twins, have both devoted their lives to music. The serious Pavel, a music professor in Prague, appreciates nothing but classical music. He is unsympathetic to the growing interest in jazz and modern pop among his students, including his daughter Alena. Petr has moved to the United States a long time ago and, unlike his brother, he has taken up a lighter musical genre. Alena uses her uncle as an example in her arguments with her father until Pavel finally decides to put an end to all written contact with his brother in a rather unusual fashion. He announces to his family that Petr has died, and then sends his brother a note stating that Pavel and his family have died in a tragic accident. After some time, Petr arrives in Prague together with his son. He accidentally discovers Pavel's hoax and the two men have a fight when they meet. They then make up and the reunion celebration leaves them so drunk that Pavel is not able to go to school and cannot teach. Petr replaces his brother and wins the students over with a "witless" song. Petr wants to return for good to his home country, but needs to learn more about its new way of life. He persuades Pavel to swap their roles. Petr then does voluntary work, goes to school meetings, teaches and makes an effort to understand how people live, but he is not yet sure whether he should stay in Czechoslovakia. Pavel reproaches Petr for his caginess. The students, who learn from Petr that he has swapped roles with his brother, are also critical. They now have more appreciation for their professor, "Chopin the state builder" as they sarcastically used to call him. They show the professor their devotion and it seems that Petr could also find a place for himself in the Republic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Oldřich Nový
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Christian (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
Dana Medřická
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
Helga Čočková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Partie krásného dragouna (1970)
Scalpel, Please (1985)
Awakening (1959)
Jan Tříska
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Elementary School (1991)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Josef Beyvl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) (series)
The Chintamani Carpet and a Swindler (1964)
Jarmila Smejkalová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Krvavá svatba (1987) (theatrical recording)
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
Anne Herendeen
Best movies:
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Eleonora Leffová
Best movies:
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Magda Maděrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
Fantom Morrisvillu (1966)
From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
Jiří Schulz
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Accused (1964)
The Death of Tarzan (1962)
Eman Fiala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Eliška Hřebíčková
Best movies:
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Jan Kotva
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Oil Lamps (1971)
Ivo Pešák
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Pravda o zkáze Titaniku (1992) (theatrical recording)
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (1979)
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Pavel Sladovník
Best movies:
Two Men from Another World (1962)
Jiří Janoušek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Concert at the End of Summer (1979)
Každý mladý muž (1965)
Neklidnou hladinou (1962)
Zdeněk Najman
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The White Lady (1965)
The Best Woman in My Life (1968)
A Night at Karlstein (1973)
Ota Motyčka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Poslední mohykán (1947)