A Walk Worthwile
Country
Czech RepublicCopyright
2009Production year
2009Premiere
9 July 2009Runtime
85 minDirector
Miloš Forman (režie filmu a divadelního představení), Petr Forman (režie divadelního představení)Category
filmGenre
opera, record of theatrical productionsTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dobře placená procházkaCzech title
Dobře placená procházkaEnglish title
A Walk WorthwileSummary
The film was created by a jazz opera (opera buffa) of the same name by librettist Jiří Suchý and music composer Jiří Šlitr. A year after theatre premiere (15. 6. 1965 at Semafor theatre) a television version of the performance was shot by Ján Roháč (director of the theatre staging) and Miloš Forman. In 2007 the opera was re-introduced to the stage, this time at the National Theatre in Prague in the direction of Miloš and Petr Forman. – The story of Vanilka and Uli follows at the time of their divorce relationships marked by greed, a longing for money, seduction and manipulation especially after they learn that Vanilka's possible child is to inherit from a rich aunt in Liverpool. Vanilka does not hesitate to make use of the half-witted postman for her benefit. The target of the selfish longings of Uli and the pragmatic and plotting lawyer becomes the aunt from Liverpool who is frustrated with life.
Photos
Cast
Petr Stach
Uli
Dáša Zázvůrková
Vanilka
Petr Píša
advokát
Jiří Suchý
listonoš
Tereza Hálová
teta z Liverpoolu
Oldřich Kaiser
divák
Jiří Lábus
divák
Crew and creators
Director
Miloš Forman (režie filmu a divadelního představení), Petr Forman (režie divadelního představení)
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Jiří Suchý (Dobře placená procházka – jazzová opera), Jiří Šlitr (Dobře placená procházka – jazzová opera)
Director of Photography
Jan Malíř (hlavní kameraman), Richard Špůr, Martin Šácha, Jan Baset Střítežský, Petr Pešek, Miroslav Souček, Filip Majer, Adam Kruliš
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
David Hysek (záznam kontaktního zvuku), Viktor Ekrt (střih a mix zvuku), Tomáš Zůbek (střih a mix zvuku)
Special Effects
Executive Producer
Petr Slavík (výkonný producent)
Producer
Co-producer
Ondřej Černý (Národní divadlo)
Artistic Collaboration
Cooperation
Irena Vodáková (fotografka)
Music
Music Composed by
Jiří Šlitr, Marko Ivanović (úprava a orchestrace)
Selected Music
Antonín Dvořák (Symfonie č. 8, G dur, op. 88 Anglická, 4. věta)
Music Performed by
Orchestr Národního divadla v Praze (Music Conducted by Libor Pešek), Kühnův dětský sbor (Music Conducted by Jiří ChválaJan Krejčík), ženský sbor (Music Conducted by Pavel Vaněk), Jazzband, Roman Fojtíček /saxofon/, Petr Brejcha /trubka/, Jiří Mráz /klarinet/, Marek Rejhon /banjo/, Jan Triebenekl /pozoun/, Martin Zpěvák /kontrabas/, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Singer
Kühnův dětský sbor, ženský sbor
Music Supervisor
Choreographer
Songs
Aurea prima
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Rekomando blues
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Jsi ta nejkrásnější krajina, co znám
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Ty jsi švarná
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Je dusno a těžko
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Hallelujah!
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Zpověď
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Jsi ta nejbohatší krajina, co znám
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý
Jak se plaší zlé sny
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Buď pochváleno divadlo
Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Production info
Original Title
Dobře placená procházka
Czech Title
Dobře placená procházka
English Title
A Walk Worthwile
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
opera, record of theatrical productions
Origin country
Czech Republic
Copyright
2009
Production Year
2009
Premiere
festival premiere 4 July 2009 (41. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary)
distribution premiere 9 July 2009 /suitable for all ages/
Distribution slogan
A Miloš Forman film based on the famous theatre performances of Jiří Šlitr and Jiří Suchý.
Production
Spinel Prague Production – Radka production, Národní divadlo (koprodukce)
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
85 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:2,35
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Dolby Digital
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
