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This autobiographical collage tells the story of the famous 1980s rock band, Pražský výběr. It depicts the personal stories of its members, including Michal Pavlíček's troubles with hearing. The film depicts the conflicts within the band as well as their problems with the Communist regime, which wants to ban the unconventional group. The guide through this series of fantastical events is the phantom Ropotámo (Michael Kocáb) who comments on the events with his unique charm. The band's groupie is played by Lucie Bílá. You can glimpse Oldřich Kaiser and Jiří Lábus in a bar episode, and Bolek Polívka surprises with his cameo as a state policeman. The magical tale is further enlivened by a performance by Frank Zappa at the film's end. (Febiofest)
(more)Cast
Michael Kocáb
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Martha et moi (1990)
Michael Kocáb 70 (2024) (concert)
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
Vilém Čok
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hity 89 (1989) (concert)
Obraz Doriana Graye (2010) (theatrical recording)
Michael Kocáb 70 (2024) (concert)
Michal Pavlíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Olympic 60...vlak, co nikde nestaví (2022) (concert)
Oběti (1999) (series)
10 let s ČT art (2023) (concert)
Roman Skamene
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Mňága - Happy End (1996)
Miloslav Štibich
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Vlastimil Zavřel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Simona Stašová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Lucie Bílá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dracula (1996) (theatrical recording)
Anděl Páně 2 (2016)
Johanka z Arku (2003) (theatrical recording)
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Arnošt Goldflam
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
The Inheritance (1992)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Ladislav Gerendáš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
The Three Veterans (1983)
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
Frank Zappa
USA
Best movies:
200 Motels (1971)
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
The Monkees: Head (1968)
Oldřich Kaiser
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Břetislav Rychlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Inheritance (1992)
Boomerang (1996)
Vojtěch, Called Orphan (1989)
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Michal Suchánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Snowdrops and Aces (1982)
Rozsudky soudce Ooky (1988) (TV movie)
Krajina s nábytkem (1986)
Jitka Smutná
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Valerie Kaplanová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Dissolved and Effused (1984)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
Jiří Lábus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Vladimír Merta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Yes, My Dear Friends! (1989)
Marta Kubišová 1990 (1990) (concert)
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)