New Czech Cinema: Tátova Volha (Patrimony)

Director: Jirí Vejdelek

Czech Republic, 90

Screenwriter: Iva Jestrábová (as Iva K. Jestrábová), Jirí Vejdelek.

Cast: Eliska Balzerová, Tatiana Vilhelmová, Martin Mysicka.

 

Fashion designer Eva unexpectedly becomes a widow. Surprises continue to come when she discovers an unknown child’s drawing in her late husband’s possessions. Even though Eva would like to ignore it, her daughter Tereza latches onto the idea of an estranged stepbrother. The mother and daughter set out in her late husband’s vintage car on a quirky road trip, to follow the trails of his former lovers, old friends, and uncover the family secret.

“Jirí Vejdelek demonstrates why he’s one of the Czech Republic’s most beloved filmmakers with this heartfelt and poignant comedy.”  Vancouver International Film Festival.