Cruel Joys
Country
the Slovak Republic, Czech RepublicCopyright
2002Production year
2001Premiere
13 February 2003Runtime
104 minDirector
Juraj NvotaCategory
filmGenre
psychological, poeticTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Kruté radostiCzech title
Kruté radostiEnglish title
Cruel JoysCo-production title
Kruté radostiSummary
An intimate story in which the complicated relationship of a maturing girl and her ambitious father stigmatizes, and perhaps even slightly changes, the microcosm of a Slovak village community in the early 1900s.
Photos
Cast
Táňa Pauhofová
Valentína
Ondřej Vetchý
Karol
Milan Mikulčík
Martin
Anna Šišková
Helena
Ady Hajdu
Gabriel
Július Satinský
Helenin strýc
Csongor Kassai
Lajoš
Szidi Tobias /ž/
Ilona
Katalin Holocsy /ž/
zlatý retrívr Gilly
pes
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Jana Garajová, Ursula König-Malíř
Screenstory
Screenplay
Scarlett Čanakyová, Juraj Nvota, Petr Jarchovský (spolupráce na scénáři), Ondřej Vetchý (spolupráce na scénáři)
Dramaturg
Jana Kákošová (STV), Marián J. Kovalik (ALEF Film & Media Group)
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Art Director
Tina Gallová (kresby)
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Igor Vrabec, Radim Hladík ml. (mix zvuku)
Special Effects
Stunts
Executive Producer
Producer
Marian Urban, Silvia Trizuljaková (ALEF Film & Media Group), Oľga Kovačovičová (STV), Milan Kuchynka (Total HelpArt T.H.A.), Michaela Syslová Kuchynková (Total HelpArt T.H.A.), Jiří Koštýř (ČT)
Co-producer
Marian Puobiš (STV), Ondřej Trojan (Total HelpArt T.H.A.), Pavel Borovan (ČT), Jaroslav Kučera (ČT)
Production Manager
Cooperation
Marek Urban, Peter Koller, Beata Urbanová, Ivan Tomeček, Marianna Šandorová, Jarmila Schniererová, Alena Spústová, Petr Tolar, Petr Kuba, Martin Adámek, Miloš Fándlik, Darina Smržová, Štefan Švec, Peter Kordáč, Štefan Ivanov, Jozef Haspra, Ľubica Aschengeschwantnerová, Eva Nitschneiderová, Marta Encingerová, Zoltán Szigl, Mária Šimková, Viktor Pípal, Emílie Cagášková, Daniel Habovštiak, Katarína Zoniygová, Vladimír Matúš, Alica Dvorská, Martin Jankovič, Michal Gubala, Igor Gubala, Štefan Nagy, Miroslav Rapčan, Viera Rajtárová, Mária Chmelová, Irena Vortelová, Rudolf Grznár, Ladislav Elgyutt, Peter Gajdoš, Maroš Kožich, Vladimír Ferenčák, Štefan Osvald, Jozef Domonkoš, Bohuš Podoba, Jozef Chudý, Ľuboš Theimer, Marek Kútny, Peter Benkovits, Ján Garaj, Danica Papayová
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Cinema Symphony Orchestra (Music Conducted by Rastislav Štúr)
Music Supervisor
Songs
Široká cestička
Song Composer Gejza Dusík
Writer of Lyrics Pavol Braxatorius
Singer Anna ŠiškováJúlius SatinskýAdy Hajdu
Čo to znamená
Song Composer lidová slovenská píseň
Pange lingua gloriosis
Song Composer Jozef Radjansky /úprava/
Writer of Lyrics Tomáš Akvinský
Singer Mužský spevácky zbor Štiavničan
Production info
Original Title
Kruté radosti
Czech Title
Kruté radosti
English Title
Cruel Joys
Co-production Title
Kruté radosti
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
psychological, poetic
Origin country
the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic
Copyright
2002
Production Year
2001
Production specifications
start of filming 10/2001
Premiere
premiere 13 February 2003 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Blaník, Praha)
Distribution slogan
An exciting story on the trials, secrecy and helplessness in seeking love.
Production
ALEF Film & Media Group s. r. o., Slovenská televízia (koprodukce), Filmová a televizní společnost Total HelpArt T. H. A., v. o. s. (koprodukce), Česká televize (koprodukce), UN Film (koprodukce)
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
104 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Dolby Stereo
Versions
Slovak
Dialogue languages
Czech, Slovak
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Slovak
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Slovenská nominace na Cenu americké Akademie filmových věd a umění Oscar 2002
2002
Bratislava / the Slovak Republic
