Where No One Is Allowed
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1979Production year
1978—1979Premiere
22 November 1979Runtime
89 minDirector
Dušan KleinCategory
filmGenre
drama, crime, psychologicalTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Kam nikdo nesmíCzech title
Kam nikdo nesmíEnglish title
Where No One Is AllowedSummary
The director Dušan Klein specialised in crime dramas, making several successful ventures into the genre. In his film Kam nikdo nesmí (Where No One Is Allowed, 1979) the criminal elements take a back seat as the director explores the moral and psychological consequences of a tragic car accident in which an irresponsible driver takes the life of a young tennis player named Lucie. A criminal investigation inevitably ensues but the audience’s attention is funnelled towards Lucie’s elderly lover, the translator Valenta (played by Eduard Cupák in another top-drawer performance). Valenta is simultaneously trying to heal his relationship with his estranged son Michal who had also become emotionally attached to Lucie. Several retrospectives provide insight into the backgrounds of the main protagonists. Both the tennis environment and Valenta’s occupation served to increase the appeal of the film to audiences. The picture also benefited from some truly excellent acting. In addition to Cupák, Klein cast fresh faces in the main roles: Polish actress Małgorzata Potocka (Lucie) and Slovak actor Juraj Ďurdiak (Michal). Josef Somr plays a more than dependable supporting role as Valenta’s friend. The melancholic atmosphere which pervades this story about a breakdown of trust and our need for surety finds a suitable soundtrack in the song To mám tak ráda (I Like It So Much) by Marie Rottrová.
Synopsis
Lucie Rýdlová is found dead at a destroyed car after a night accident. The seat position shows that she cannot have been driving, and the dissection proves that she had died about four hours after the accident. It is for sure that a timely medical assistance could have saved her life. A pretty young tennis player Lucie lived at her grandmother, because her parents had been working abroad. Criminalists found out that the girl was going out with the interpreter Valenta, who was twenty years older than her, divorced and a bit egoistic man. His teenage son Michal was Lucie's friend and tennis-mate. The young man, who experienced a short love story with Lucie when they both were enjoying a victory in a tennis match, left very frustrated, because of his platonic love to Lucie. She found a dream partner in his father, though. Hearing the news about Lucie's death, Michal suddenly disappears. Valenta has twinges of his conscience for leaving his son alone after the divorce, now trying to compensate by an intensive search for him. Valenta's close friend, a lawyer Marta, finds out that the person, who had left Lucie in the crashed car, was probably someone who obviously was not at all connected with her life. Valenta's relationship to Lucie is shown in retrospect, as well as the fragile affinity between Valenta and Michal. Criminalists finally find Michal at Lucie's grandmother. The person, who committed the crime by leaving a dying girl in a crashed car, was the tennis court manager Buksa who was taking her to his weekend house after she had a rough row with both men.
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Cast
Eduard Cupák
překladatel Valenta
Małgorzata Potocka
Voice by Marta Vančurová
tenistka Lucie Rýdlová
Petr Haničinec
kapitán VB Gregor
Juraj Ďurdiak
Voice by Oldřich Kaiser
Michal, Valentův syn
Libuše Geprtová
Voice by Libuše Švormová
advokátka Marta
Ivan Luťanský
poručík VB Beran
Karolina Slunéčková
Jarmila, Valentova bývalá žena
Josef Somr
Milan, Valentův kamarád
Věra Galatíková
Boženka, Milanova žena
Karel Heřmánek
tenista Jarýnek
Pavel Zedníček
správce tenisových kurtů Buksa
Eugen Jegorov
Voice by Oldřich Janovský
docent Slávek Zach, Jarmilin přítel
Karel Augusta
divadelní herec Pokanov
Marie Drahokoupilová
divadelní herečka Jelizaveta
Zita Kabátová
Luciina babička
Alena Procházková
dívka v Čedoku, Luciina přítelkyně
Václav Mareš
patolog
Daniela Bakerová
Soňa
Jan Kanyza
inženýr David
René Přibil
tenisový trenér
Marie Rottrová
zpěvačka
Vlasta Jelínková
Voice by Ludmila Roubíková
Valentova matka
Jaroslav Synák
Voice by Ladislav Šimek
Valentův otec
Petr Svoboda
Michalův kamarád
Zdeněk Hess
mladík v ateliéru
Vít Pešina
mladík v ateliéru
Jan Malý (2)
mladík v ateliéru
Vlasta Dyndová
dívka v ateliéru
Jiří Nebeský
technik VB
Jarmila Derková
úřednice
Dušan Šimánek
fotograf Kulík
Josef Janoušek (2)
funkcionář
Václav Štercl
funkcionář
Vítězslav Hádl
klavírista
Ivan Havlíček
dlouhán
Zdeněk Pošíval
režisér
Milan Pěkný
asistent z televize
Rudolf Vodrážka
asistent ve škole
Jiřina Bílá
žena v Čedoku
Jana Robenková
žena v Čedoku
Milada Vnuková
blondýnka
Eduard Pavlíček
řečník na vernisáži
Miloslav Šindler
televizní redaktor
Michael Tarant
praporčík VB
Ivana Velichová
dívka
Carmen Veisová
dívka
Arnošt Proschek
mladík
Vladimír Dvořák (2)
řidič Volhy
Zdeněk Žofka
dubl za Juraje Ďurdiaka – tenista
Jaroslav Suda
dubl
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Helena Rohanová
Assistant Director
Jiří Býček
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
Zdeněk Jeřábek, Rudolf Kinský, Miroslav Stibr
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Stunts
Václav Syřiště (autokaskadér – riskantní jízdy)
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Jana Koubová, Ladislav Beneš
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Cooperation
Oldřich Křesina (vrchní osvětlovač), Jan Kuděla (fotograf), Vladimír Souček (fotograf), Ludvík Malý, Iren Stehli
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Songs
To mám tak ráda /Je suis malade/
Song Composer Alice Dona
Writer of Lyrics Jiřina Fikejzová
Singer Marie Rottrová
Production info
Original Title
Kam nikdo nesmí
Czech Title
Kam nikdo nesmí
English Title
Where No One Is Allowed
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama, crime, psychological
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1979
Production Year
1978—1979
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 3 July 1978
start of filming 9 August 1978
technical Screenplay approved 29 August 1978
end of filming 21 March 1979
projection approval 12 April 1979
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1986
Premiere
premiere 22 November 1979 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Moskva, Praha)
premiere 30 November 1979 /unsuitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Karla Valtery, Karel Valtera (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 492 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
