Comedy · Czech Republic · 2007 · 1h 43m

Empties

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Empties poster
Director
Jan Svěrák
Cast
Zdeněk Svěrák as Josef Tkaloun Daniela Kolářová as Eliška Tkalounová Tatiana Dyková as Helenka Jiří Macháček as Robert Landa Pavel Landovský as Řezáč Jan Budař as Úlisný
Crew
Vladimír Smutný — Director of Photography Alois Fišárek — Editor Ondřej Soukup — Original Music Composer Zdeněk Svěrák — Screenplay Eric Abraham — Producer Jan Svěrák — Producer
Synopsis

Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he quits… dramatically. What he does not predict is that in doing this he will lose his sense of place in society.

Trailer Empties — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
supermarketunexpected happinessretireebicycleteacherchurchcolleagueterceira idadeescola
Key Collaborators
Jan Svěrák Director Vladimír Smutný Director of Photography Alois Fišárek Editor Ondřej Soukup Original Music Composer Zdeněk Svěrák Screenplay Eric Abraham Producer Jan Svěrák Producer Jan Vlasák Production Design Simona Rybáková Costume Design
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