Chicco the Winker

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production year

1982

Premiere

1 June 1983

Runtime

71 min

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Mrkáček Čiko

Czech title

Mrkáček Čiko

English title

Chicco the Winker

Summary

In 1982, experienced creator of children’s films Věra Plívová-Šimková directed another adventure for her young audience. As with her previous film Tony, tobě přeskočilo (Tony, You Are Nuts, 1968), Drahomíra Reňáková-Králová collaborated in the directing. The main character is neurotic 10-year-old pupil Roman Hlava. After having spent several years in Latin America with his parents, he is somewhat lacking in independence and has difficulty adapting to his new environment. Only when he becomes friends with his classmate Pekárek, nicknamed Šmatla, does he find his way to nature and the other children. This holiday story also includes an adventurous plot involving a thief of goshawk chicks… Debuting in the principal part of this agreeable children’s picture is non-professional actor Filip Menzel. He would appear in several other films in subsequent years.

Synopsis

The ten-year old Roman Hlava returns from Latin America after several years spent there with his parents. The parents, however, have not had much understanding for the boy, and he has thus become a helpless boy who keeps winking nervously. In a new school, Roman befriends a schoolmate called Waddler and his big dog, Don. Waddler is a good boy. He adopts Roman as his friend and holds a protective hand over him. He nicknames him the Winker. Waddler is to spend his summer holidays in a camp designed after the "stone age". Dogs, however, are not allowed. But Waddler finds a way - he takes Don and secretly sets off to the camp, taking Winker with them. Once there, the two boys hide in a shelter, observing their friends who have temporarily abandoned the conveniences of modern civilization. Winker experiences many adventures with Waddler and Don, he cures himself of his fear and even stops winking. When he helps save some goshawk chickscubs which a young thief tried to steal and sell, the children adopt him and nickname him Chicco. In the meantime, Roman's parents find out where their son ran away to and come to pick him up. The boy's tic returns immediately as he spots his parent's car in the distance, but then he hears his friends' encouraging him and shouting: "Chiccooooo!!!"

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Cast

Filip Menzel

Voice by Ondřej Kepka
Roman Hlava zvaný Mrkáček

Jakub Štěpán

Pekárek zvaný Šmatla

Michal Nesvadba

Voice by Ondřej Havelka
vedoucí pionýrů zvaný Ex

Marcela Peňázová

Korelka, Exova dívka

Vít Olmer

Hlava, Romanův otec

Marie Málková

Hlavová, Romanova matka

Pavel Nový

hajný Puštík

Ivan Vyskočil

výrostek-pytlák

Jiří Prýmek

průvodčí

František Švejda

Puchejř

Michal Červenka

Rorejs

Vladimír Lorenz

Alík

Michal Ryneš

Brejlovec

Petr Tindel

Plašmuška

Josef Vocelka

Sympaťák

Igor Nachtigal

mašinfíra

Gabriela Bešťáková

Šibalka

Pamela Kneschková

Beruška

Jindřich Prouza

kluk

Milena Bryndová

Novinka

Lucie Štáglová

Žížala

Kateřina Štifterová

Veverka

Marcela Dymičová

Chechtavice

Hana Koubová

Zuzi

Soňa Novotná

zdravotní sestra

Elena Strupková

Pekárková

P. Gjurišičová

holčička

Karel Třebický

bratr otce Hlavy

Daniela Wittochová

bratrova manželka

Svatopluk Říčánek

druhý bratr otce Hlavy

Eva Řepíková

manželka druhého bratra

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Martin Mahdal

Assistant Director

Jitka Pistoriusová

Director of Photography

Antonín Holub

Second Unit Photography

Martin Benoni

Camera Operator

Milan Kopecký

Production Designer

Vladimír Labský

Assistent Production Designer

František Dvořák

Set Designer

Karel Kracík, Pavel Šoltys, Miloš Sršeň, Milan Šefrna

Costume Designer

Jan Kropáček

Film Editor

Eva Bobková

Sound Designer

Jiří Moudrý

Production Manager

Blažej Vráb

Unit Production Manager

Rudolf Mos, Hana Štefanová

Unit Production Manager

Přemysl Čermák

Consultant

Václav Svoboda (2)

Cooperation

Renata Čihulková (klapka), Alena Červená (fotografka), členové Klubu sokolníků při ÚV Českého mysliveckého svazu

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Hapka

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)

Songs

Ruty-šuty

Song Composer Jaroslav Velínský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Velinský
Singer sbor

Nech brouka žít

Song Composer Vítězslav Hádl
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Borovec
Singer sbor

Production info

Original Title

Mrkáček Čiko

Czech Title

Mrkáček Čiko

English Title

Chicco the Winker

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1982

Production Year

1982

Production specifications

withdrawal from distribution 1 November 1993

Premiere

premiere 1 June 1983 /suitable for youths/

Creative Group

4. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Stanislav Rudolf (vedoucí 4. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

71 min

Original length in metres

2 034 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 3. filmový festival plzeňských dětí – FILMÁK ’97

1997
Plzeň / Czech Republic

Vítěz

Exhibition: 1. mezinárodní přehlídka filmů pro děti a mládež Mar del Plata

1987
Mar del Plata / Argentina

Vítěz

Exhibition: 1. mezinárodní přehlídka filmů pro děti a mládež Buenos Aires

1987
Buenos Aires / Argentina

Vítěz

Festival: 14. mezinárodní festival dětských filmů Chicago

1984
Chicago / United States of America

Vítěz

Festival: 21. mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti a mládež Gijón

1983
Gijón / Spain

Vítěz

Festival: 21. festival českých a slovenských filmů Ostrava

1983
Ostrava / Czechoslovakia
Petr Hapka