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Jak dostat tatnka do polepovny
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Wikipedia article
'Jak dostat tatnka do polepovny ' (How to get dad into reform school) is a 1978 Czechoslovak family comedy film directed by Marie Poledkov.
The main characters are played by Jana Preissov, Tom Hol, and Frantiek Nmec. It is a loose sequel to the film 'Jak vytrhnout velryb stoliku'.
Plot
Twenty-eight-year-old ballerina Anna (Jana Preissov) is a single mother raising her eight-year-old son Vaek (Tom Hol). On a trip to the mountains, she runs into Lubo, a climber with whom she had a brief affair nine years before. She reveals to him that Vaek is his son. They decide to spend the upcoming summer holidays together, as Lubo wants to get to know his son and Anna is interested to get closer to Lubo.
All planning for the summer vacation is left to Lubo under one condition - that they not go to the mountains. Anna doesn't want Vaek to follow in his father's footsteps and climb mountains as she is worried about his safety.
The first few days of their holiday go well. They travel from Prague by bicycle and sleep in tents, eventually reaching their destination, Lubo's childhood cottage. Here they are welcomed by Lubo's father (Josef Karlk). Vaek is happy to have a grandpa, but Anna's becomes worried as she realizes that the cottage is in the mountains. She forbids Lubo and Vaek to climb any rocks.
Lubo enjoys spending time with his estranged son but he also has romantic feelings for Anna, and he wishes to spend time with her alone. This is made difficult by the fact that Vaek and grandpa are always around. On top of this, grandpa begins to insist that Lubo and Anna get married as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Lubo has broken his promise to Anna and has been taking Vaek climbing every day. When Anna finds out, Lubo convinces her that he was the one climbing and that Vaek only watched. Anna believes him at first, and the boys continue to climb daily. Lubo unexpectedly receives an invitation to an international climbing meet, which means he will not be able to stay with Anna and Vaek for the entire summer, as he had originally planned.
Anna agrees to marry Lubo, and the wedding is set to take place before his departure. Anna, however, is still not aware of his plans. While in town, some of the townspeople inform her about the climbing meet. As she is heading back to the cottage, Anna takes a shortcut which leads through the rocks Lubo and Vaek are climbing, catching them in the act. She is terrified for her son and angry at Lubo for his deception. She decides to take her son and return home immediately, cancelling the wedding.
At the end of summer, Lubo returns from the climbing meet, only to find out that Anna is expecting a second child with him. Vaek helps persuade his mother to forgive his dad, and the two parents eventually reconcile.
Cast
* Tom Hol as Vaek
* Jana Preissov as mother
* Frantiek Nmec as father
* Josef Karlk as grandfather
* Petr Nron as mail carrier Fanda
* Ludk Sobota as Vlk, Ma's crew
* Bronislav Poloczek as Lovec, Ma's crew
* Frantiek Peterka as Kos, Ma's crew
* Jana Dttov as grandmother
* Gabriela Vrnov as teacher
* Alena Kreuzmannov as make-up artist Boenka
* Vlastimil Harapes as ballet teacher
Trivia
On the film's opening night of Christmas Eve 1978, about 89% of households with a television set in Czechoslovakia watched the film. This made it one of the most watched programs in the history of television broadcasting in the nation.
References
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