New Czech Cinema: Zahradnictví Nápadník (The Suitor)

Director: Jan Hrebejk

Czech Republic, 113

Screenwriter: Petr Jarchovský

Cast: Lukás Bech, Filip Brezina, Nikola Cechová.

 

The hugely popular directing/ writing partnership of Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovský has created a new film about Daniela, a free-spirited teenager in the 1950s, played with a rare expressiveness by Anna Fialova. She finds first love while on a summer vacation, but her return to Prague brings all the complications of family, politics, and class.

“one of the highlights in a banner year for Czech cinema. “ – The Prague Reporter.