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Men about Town (1969)
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Original name: Světáci
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Trojice venkovských fasádníků pracuje na montáži při obnově pražské zástavby. A když už se dostali do hlavního města, rozhodnou se, že by neškodilo si tady pořádně užít a vyhodit z kopýtka. Aby nedělali ostudu, nechají si dokonce dát "lekce" společenského chování a bontonu, přičemž svého školitele, jímž není nikdo jiný než Oldřich Nový, málem nechtěně zdeptají. Zkušená a podnikavá obyvatelka jednoho z jimi opravovaných domů jim pak připraví opravdu nečekané a silné zážitky...
Style:
lighthearted, witty, romantic comedy, slapstick
Plot:
night, class differences, working class, friendship, makeover, entertainment, satire, fish out of water, social climbing, male bonding, con artists, deception, flirting, transformation, escapism, glamour, humiliation, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, adultery, con men, library, swindle, dance hall, costume ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
prague, czechoslovakia, czech republic, prague czechoslovakia
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