Soňa Ulická

A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with each troublesome situation with the help of his cleverness and wit.

Who would not remember the impressive robust acting of one of the most outstanding artists of the middle acting generation, a representative of many remarkable characters in which masculine strength dramatically met with the fragility of human feelings? Vlado Muller - a strong human individuality, a suggestive voice, an imposing appearance and an inimitable ability to touch the depths of the human soul, the seriousness of moral dilemmas, sovereignty and weakness. In the current play The Guy Nicknamed Brumteles by screenwriter Peter Ševčovič and director Franek Chmiel, Vlado Muller manages to use the breadth of his talent and ability to extremely sensitively depict the fate of a person whose active life changes in an instant to forced passivity. It is the story of an aging deputy of a large company who, after several heart attacks, is forced to retire early and a little boy who is having a hard time experiencing his mother's relationship with a new man.

A classical ballad motif about an aging father and his three daughters is quite unusually here set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia of the 1950s. After having been expropriated, the former landowner Majda seeks refuge with his three daughters whom he had sent to a convent a long time ago. But only the youngest one is able to forgive him and she is willing to take care of him despite the threat of expulsion from the order.

Slovak partisans, bravely fighting against Nazi superiority, would never have succeeded to such an extent if they had not been supported by the villagers. Despite the threat of repression, it is the villagers who care for the wounded, hide them, and behave conscientiously. Although the film was made in the late 1960s, it fully adopts the patterns of partisan stories, perhaps the only thing it can be credited with is a more developed sense of authenticity in the story, characters, and setting.

Many films have received almost no audience response at the time of their release in cinemas - this one is one of them. The story of a sick writer who returns to his native region to gain new physical and mental strength, however, did not impress, it is too artificial, with dialogues and plots rustling paper. It lacks both a believable depiction of the main character's mood and adequate realization certainty, the hero's silent discussions with the personified Inspiration sound cumbersome.

The original TV production of the fairy tale by M. Rázusová-Martáková.

Bambulka's adventures is Czechoslovakian family 30-parts TV Series from 1982.

6-part television film based on the historical novel of the same name by Hana Zelinova.