During the 1980s, Miloš Kopecký was one of the most prolific Czech film and television actors. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl found much success in crafting tailor-made projects for Kopecký. Such projects include starring roles in two comedies, Causa Králík (The Rabbit Case, 1979) and Křtiny (The Christening Party, 1981). The protagonist of this particular zany comedy is however somewhat removed from the usual characterisations found in Kopecký’s witty, quip-filled works. In this case, we find the courageous official Čirůvka, a deputy at the Cartographical Institute, becoming entangled in organising fake outdoors baby christenings, thanks to his energetic secretary Karolína (Jiřina Jirásková). A work trip sees the married man spending time with the boss’s attractive secretary Martina (Dagmar Veškrnová). In this strongly-cast project from director Zdeňek Podskalský, a number of characters are named after mushrooms (Čirůvka, Ryzec, Hlívová, Koloděj, Kotrč etc. – or Lepista, Lactarius, Oyster mushroom, Lurid bolete, and Sparassis crispa, respectively).
Two employees of the cartographic institute - the technical deputy director Čirůvka and his colleague Humpl - have different life styles. Čirůvka is a non-energetic, and unambitious. But Humpl, although he does not reach Čirůvka's human and expert qualities, is flattering the director who is to be retired, in order to become his successor. The young draftsman Honza Ryzec invites his girl-friend Naďa for a weekend in alovice as his parents will leave. Čirůvka's energetic and pragmatic secretary Karolina tells to her boss that Humpl has a new sexy secretary and she advices him to pinch his "beauty". Čirůvka agrees in the end, and he invites the girl for a trip. Ryzec wants to get a day off and he makes up that they have a big christening party in the family. Čirůvka with Humpl's secretary head to the same city. Karolina spreads in the institute with whom Čirůvka went away. The news hears also Mrs. Čirůvková, and she sets off to alovice after her husband. Čirůvka forces Honza to arrange in the village a pretended christening. It takes a lot of work for Honza to get a baby, a mother and to arrange all necessary things. The christening party is supposed to be visited also by the director who is in a near gamekeeper's lodge together with his guests. Despite of all endeavours everything comes out in the end. Monday morning the repentant Čirůvka reports to the new director to explain it all. Surprisingly he learns that it was him who was appointed to the office.
technický náměstek Ing. Leoš Čirůvka
Vlastička, Čirůvkova žena
kreslič Honza Ryzec
sekretářka Karolína
sekretářka Martina
náměstek Humpl
zdravotní sestra Naďa, Honzova dívka
Marča Kolodějová, Honzova kamarádka
Franta, Marčin muž
babička
personální šéf
kartografka Hlívová
předseda MNV Kotrč
vrátný Voráček
řidič Jarolímek
kreslič Kuřátko
Liška
ředitel Jan Kryštov
úřednice
Podzimek
Marcela
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sekretářka
doktor
Honzova matka
Honzův otec
harmonikář
lékař
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Ivana Chobotová
Dana Průchová (klapka), Ivan Minář (fotograf)
Rudolf Piskáček (Perly panny Serafínky /Vždyť přece hubička/)
FISYO (Music Conducted by Mario Klemens)
Song Composer Rudolf Piskáček
Writer of Lyrics Jiří BaldaEmanuel Brožík
Singer Michal PešekKateřina Chárová
Singer Svatopluk Skopal
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Song Composer Vítězslav Hádl
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Žák
Singer Vítězslav HádlDagmar Veškrnová-Havlová
Křtiny
Křtiny
The Christening Party
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1981
1980—1981
literary Screenplay approved 31 October 1980
start of filming 23 December 1980
technical Screenplay approved 15 January 1981
end of filming 6 July 1981
projection approval 16 September 1981
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
premiere 25 December 1981 /suitable for youths/
Dramaturgická skupina Miloše Brože, Miloš Brož (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny)
feature film
77 min
2 156 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
colour
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
Festival: 17. mezinárodní festival humoristických a satirických filmů Gabrovo
1983
Gabrovo / Bulgaria
Miloš Kopecký
Festival: 4. festival české a slovenské filmové veselohry Nové Město nad Metují
1982
Nové Město nad Metují / Czechoslovakia
Zdeněk Podskalský