Cutting It Short (1981)
Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed reports by Maryska, who has organized a pig-killing feast and is ably assisting the butcher. When she invites the old curmudgeons on the board to enjoy the fresh pork, they are too happy to agree. Francin doesn't know whether he is going to get a permanent contract. To make things worse his brother Pepin - eccentric, noisy and garrulous - turns up on an indefinite visit.
Director: Jiří Menzel
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: February 6, 1981
Cast
- Magda Vášáryová - Maryška
- Jiří Schmitzer - správce pivovaru Francin, Maryščin muž
- Jaromír Hanzlík - Pepin, Francinův bratr
- Rudolf Hrušínský - MUDr. Gruntorád, předseda správní rady pivovaru
- Petr Čepek - mistr kominický de Giorgi, člen správní rady
- Oldřich Vlach - hoteliér Růžička
- František Řehák - statkář Vejvoda
- Miloslav Štibich - kovář Bernádek
- Alois Liškutín - ředitel spořitelny Šefl
- Pavel Vondruška - notář Lustig
Screenplay
- Bohumil Hrabal (Screenplay)
- Jiří Menzel (Screenplay)
- Miloš Brož (Creative Producer)
- Bohumil Hrabal (Novel)
Music: Jiří Šust
Cinematography: Jaromír Šofr
Editing: Jiří Brožek
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český, Deutsch
Original Language: cs
Keywords
based on novel or book, 1920s
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cutting It Short about?
- Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed reports by Maryska, who has organized a pig-killing feast and is ably assisting the butcher. When she invites the old curmudgeons on the board to enjoy the fresh pork, they are too happy to agree. Francin doesn't know whether he is going to get a permanent contract. To make things worse his brother Pepin - eccentric, noisy and garrulous - turns up on an indefinite visit.
- Who directed Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short was directed by Jiří Menzel.
- Who stars in Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short stars Magda Vášáryová, Jiří Schmitzer, Jaromír Hanzlík, Rudolf Hrušínský, Petr Čepek, Oldřich Vlach.
- How long is Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short is a Comedy film.
- Where was Cutting It Short produced?
- Cutting It Short was produced in Czechoslovakia.