Wine Working

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1976

Production year

1975

Premiere

30 April 1976

Runtime

135 min

Director

Václav Vorlíček

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Bouřlivé víno

Czech title

Bouřlivé víno

English title

Wine Working

Summary

The “Wine Trilogy” by director Václav Vorlíček and screenwriter Miloš Macourek represents a distinctive chapter in the experienced duo’s filmography – even when it comes to the cinematography of the entire “normalisation” period. The 1981 comedies Bouřlivé víno (Wine Working) and Zralé víno (Mature Wine), along with Mladé víno (Young Wine, 1986), represent an attempt at systematically evaluating mistakes of the nation’s recent past as well as more present missteps along the road to building a new socialist state. While there is an endeavour within the trilogy to address then current affairs, Bouřlivé víno takes place in 1968, the “sensitive” year of the Warsaw Pact invasion. The protagonist, Janák, chairman of a collective farm in the fictional Southern Moravian village of Pálavice, encounters resistance from avaricious winemakers who are secretly trying to return to capitalism through private enterprise. The appeal of the picture, a true tribute to the canons of “normalisation” cinematography, is greatly enhanced by the cast, with Vladimír Menšík in the lead role.

Synopsis

It is the summer of 1968 and also in South Moravian Pálavice appear political clashes. The so far peacefully farming Unified farmers'cooperative starts splitting. Houkal and Kvasnička with other farmers have found the cooperative called Vidrupa and want to deal with wine in private trade. Michal Janák, chairman of the farmers' cooperative is a deliberate man and refuses the latent return to the capitalism. As an excellent farmer he contines preparing planting out new vineyards. His adversaries do not agree - the returns will come many years later. Jožka Hrdlička, an émigré, notices on the Austrian TV the interview with the representatives of Vidrupa and decides to visit his native village. The new suit and the hired car transform the bankrupt and criminal to the succesful businessman with wine. Kvasnička and Houkal, fascinated by the wordly man, who allegedly looks for a bride in his homeland, haste to force their commissions, daughters and secret western currency savings to Jožka. The lonely Michal Janák, living only with his little son Karlík and father, enticed away young Kvasnička's charming agronomist Catherine. The noisy meeting, which is to throw down chairman Janák, is shown on the TV record very misrepresented and thus many cooperators gradually learn the truth. Michal and Catherine buy in Vienna new plants and with the visiting card of Hrdlička they look for this succesful fellow-countryman. In the almost desolate house for paupers they get to know that he is an impostor. They return home to warn the countrymen. But Hrdlička manages to run away with money and Houkal's car. At the new meeting, Vidrupa and its utilitarian leaders are ridiculed and refused.

Film online

Photos

Lenz Moser

on sám, rakouský odborník-vinař dr. Lenz Moser

Vlastimil Fürst

Rakušan

František Haszprunar

Rakušan

Hertha Haszprunarová

Rakušanka

Arnošt Ferenc

hudebník –⁠ hráč na cimbál

Vojtěch Gadžor

hudebník –⁠ violista

Ferdinand Haralík

hudebník –⁠ houslita

Jaroslav Mlčoušek

hudebník –⁠ basista

Karel Znamenáček

hudebník –⁠⁠ klavírista

Crew and creators

Director

Václav Vorlíček

Second Unit Director

Jaroslav Pour

Assistant Director

Jiří Potsch

Continuity

Olga Hrčková

Based on

Jan Kozák (Svatý Michal – román)

Unit Production Manager

Vlasta Mathauserová, Věra Winkelhöferová

Unit Production Manager

Ivana Nývltová

Consultant

Ing. Karel Hurbiš

Cooperation

Nevjana Raduilská (klapka), Jitka Bylinská (fotografka)

Music

Music Composed by

Karel Svoboda

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)

Songs

Išla Marína od Hodonína

Singer Vladimír MenšíkBoleslav Skalski

Vínečko bílé

Singer sbor

Start Gemini

Song Composer Bedřich NikodemKarel Svoboda

Návrat Gemini

Song Composer Karel Svoboda

Gvendolína

Song Composer Karel Svoboda

Vzdálený hlas

Song Composer Karel Svoboda

Production info

Original Title

Bouřlivé víno

Czech Title

Bouřlivé víno

English Title

Wine Working

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1976

Production Year

1975

Production specifications

withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990

Premiere

premiere 8 April 1976 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Blaník, Praha)
gala premiere 8 April 1976 (kino Blaník, Praha /k XV. sjezdu KSČ/)
premiere 30 April 1976 /unsuitable for youths/ (celostátní)

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond kinematografie

Studio

Barrandov

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

Dramaturgická skupina Vladimíra Kaliny, Vladimír Kalina (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Výrobní skupina Věry Třeškové, Věra Třešková (vedoucí výrobní skupiny)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

135 min

Original length in metres

3 910 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66, 1:2,35

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 20. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary

1976
Karlovy Vary / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny Klementa Gottwalda

1976
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Václav Vorlíček

Wine Working

Country

Copyright

Production year

Premiere

Runtime

Director

Category

Genre

Typology

Original title

Czech title

English title

Summary

Synopsis

Film online

Photos

Cast

Lenz Moser

Vlastimil Fürst

František Haszprunar

Hertha Haszprunarová

Arnošt Ferenc

Vojtěch Gadžor

Ferdinand Haralík

Jaroslav Mlčoušek

Karel Znamenáček

Dubbing

Crew and creators

Director

Second Unit Director

Assistant Director

Continuity

Based on

Screenplay

Shooting Script

Dramaturg

Director of Photography

Second Unit Photography

Camera Operator

Production Designer

Assistent Production Designer

Set Designer

Costume Designer

Costumes

Make-Up Artist

Film Editor

Assistant Film Editor

Sound Designer

Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Consultant

Cooperation

Music

Music Composed by

Music Performed by

Songs

Išla Marína od Hodonína

Vínečko bílé

Start Gemini

Návrat Gemini

Gvendolína

Vzdálený hlas

Production info

Original Title

Czech Title

English Title

Category

Typology