Young Wine
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1986Production year
1985—1986Premiere
1 September 1986Runtime
94 minDirector
Václav VorlíčekCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Mladé vínoCzech title
Mladé vínoEnglish title
Young WineSummary
Following Bouřlivé víno (Wine Working, 1976) and Zralé víno (Mature Wine, 1981), inspired by Jan Kozák’s novel Svatý Michal (Saint Michael, 1971), director Václav Vorlíček and screenwriter Miloš Macourek return once again to the South Moravian village of Pálavice. The wiping out of the opposition in 1968 and the successful building of the farming cooperative during the “normalisation” period are both bound to the personality of good-natured cooperative chairman Michal Janák. He is now to be replaced at the helm by young bureaucrat Petrus. This time around, the film’s central misunderstanding is centred on a new and expensive computer, ostentatiously boycotted by the conservative farmers. However, Petrus also faces more serious issues related to the pilfering of socialist property. The film, completing Václav Vorlíček’s politically involved “Wine Trilogy”, enjoyed high-quality casting. At the forefront were Josef Abrhám, Vladimír Menšík and Jiří Sovák.
Synopsis
A young agricultural clerk, Jan Petrus, is about to take up the post of chairman of a cooperative in the village of Pálavice. Before he definitely assumes his position, he decides to work in a restaurant in the village community centre as a waiter to become closely familar with the local conditions. He lodges at his relatives, the Semerád family. Everything seems to be in order in Pálavice but Jan soon discovers countless shortcomings. The acting chairman, Zlámal, only thinks about his own career and the deputy chairman, Michal Janák, cannot manage everything by himself. A big source of disputes is a new and very expensive computer purchased by Zlámal who, however, does not care about its utilization. The head of the computing centre is only supported by Zlámal's step-daughter, Lenka, while the others boycott the machine. When Lenka publishes a critical article about the cooperative, Zlámal fires her. She is taken in by the Semeráds. Petrus discovers a shortfall and thefts in the cooperative, and thus becomes subjected to intrigues. Mainly Zlámal wants to compromise him as soon as he learns that Petrus is the future cooperative's chairman. But also those who steal from the cooperative want to get rid of him. Their efforts, however, fail. Petrus takes charge of his position and puts the enterprise in order. Even work with the computer starts. Moreover, Petrus becomes close to Lenka. Michal Janák inspects the ripening grapes in a vineyard. In his opinion, the young wine will certainly be excellent.
Note
The film Young Wine is a free sequel of Vorlíček´s films Wine Working (1976) and Mature Wine (1981).
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Cast
Vladimír Menšík
místopředseda družstva Michal Janák
Božidara Turzonovová
agronomka Kateřina, Janákova žena
Jiří Sovák
Čestmír Semerád
Iva Janžurová
Růžena, Semerádova manželka
Josef Abrhám
brigádník Jan Petrus
Pavel Nový
Ing. Richard Barták, vedoucí výpočetního střediska
Josef Větrovec
vedoucí skladu František Chovanec
František Filipovský
děda Maruštík
Bronislav Poloczek
Oldřich Zlámal, zástupce předsedy
Josef Somr
výčepní Eda Ovečka
Václav Sloup
traktorista Kuna
David Schneider
Karlík, Janákův syn, hlavní zootechnik
Ivana Andrlová
Lenka, Zlámalova nevlastní dcera
Pavel Trávníček
Zdeněk Skřivánek, Zlámalův řidič
František Němec
Ing. Urban, ředitel Okresní zemědělské správy
Adolf Filip
Váchal, ředitel krajské zemědělské správy
Jiří Lábus
účetní Kokoška
Jana Synková
pokladní Bartáková, Richardova manželka
Martina Gasparovičová
Jana, Richardova nová přítelkyně
Vítězslav Jandák
Zavřel
Ivan Vyskočil
nadporučík VB Vojtěch Pánek
Vlasta Žehrová
Pánkova žena
Otto Šimánek
družstevník Kyselý
Alena Procházková
Vlastička, Zlámalova žena, Lenčina matka
Jan Kraus
Voice by Zdeněk Blažek
družstveník Zezulák
Radoslava Boháčová
sekretářka Radka
Ivana Vavrová
Dana, kamarádka Jany
Gabriela Rittichová
Monika
Žofie Veselá
drbna Baďurová
Pavel Szukala
polský host Gemrot
Bronislav Bielan
polský host Kowalski
Markéta Sikorová
tlumočnice Šroubková
Jan Kuželka
družstevník Pitucha
Ivana Leislerová
sekretářka Urbana
Monika Hladová
sekretářka Váchala
Miloslav Šindler
Michalík
Josef Hejna
řidič
Miloš Vávra
řidič
Dana Matějková
Zavřelova žena
Filip Menzel
výrostek
Lubor Kallus
výrostek
Vladimír Míka
Berka
Josef Špetlák
Voice by Vítězslav Jandák
diskžokej
Karel Texel
družstevník
Jožka Stoklasa
příslušník Pomocné stráže VB
Gabriela Musilová
dívka v hostinci
Eva Weissová
dojička
Jiří Káňa
Milan
Richard Gorski
Víťa
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Miloš Macourek, Svatopluk Novotný, Jan Kozák, Václav Vorlíček
Screenplay
Miloš Macourek, Svatopluk Novotný, Jan Kozák, Václav Vorlíček
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Stunts
Richard Gorski, Jiří Kalenský, Martin Kantor, Jiří Káňa
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Martina Krýslová, Bohdan Kysil
Unit Production Manager
Miloš Matula, Rudolf Mráz
Consultant
Martin Plíhal, Ing. Bohuslav Kyncl, Ing. Jaroslav Hána
Cooperation
Jana Pokorná (klapka), Jitka Bylinská (fotografka), J. Ždimera
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Songs
Pár slov a dost
Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Kočandrle
Singer Marcela Březinová
Tajnej kód
Song Composer Karel Svoboda
Writer of Lyrics Vladimír Kočandrle
Singer Marcela Březinová
Production info
Original Title
Mladé víno
Czech Title
Mladé víno
English Title
Young Wine
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1986
Production Year
1985—1986
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 19 June 1985
start of filming 1 July 1985
technical Screenplay approved 15 August 1985
end of filming 25 February 1986
projection approval 7 March 1986
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1991
Premiere
premiere 1 September 1986 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
1. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina, Jiří Blažek (vedoucí 1. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
94 min
Original length in metres
2 683 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, Polish
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 8. festival české a slovenské filmové veselohry Nové Město nad Metují
1986
Nové Město nad Metují / Czechoslovakia
Václav Vorlíček
Vítěz
Festival: 37. filmový festival pracujících – léto ´86
1986
75 měst / Czechoslovakia
Ivana Andrlová
Vítěz
Festival: 37. filmový festival pracujících – léto ´86
1986
75 měst / Czechoslovakia
Václav Vorlíček
