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Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
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Wikipedia article
'Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself' is a 1989 Czechoslovak-West German comedy-drama film directed by Juraj Jakubisko.'Variety Film Reviews', Volume 21. R R Bowker Pub., 1989. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.
Synopsis
A tragi-comedy about the end of World War II and the roll call of the communist regime. With this background you have a part-dream sequence story of the two main characters coming back from the war - comedian Pepe and front line soldier Prengel that become best friends after discovering gold together. By coincidence these two meet Ester who is coming back from a concentration camp and now love enters the story with this melancholic Jewish girl. Three homeless people are trying to fulfill their idea of happiness. They chose the wrong time period. The monstrosity of the 1950s is represented by a fanatic young communist, elmra, who turns their world upside-down.
Cast
*Bolek Polvka - Pepe
*Ondej Pavelka - Prengel
*Deana Horvthov - elmra
*tefan Kvietik - kapitn Kornet
*Markta Hrubeov - Ester
*Miroslav Machek - Kritofk
Film Awards
* Cran Gavier99 1999
Prize for the best film
* Moscow International Film Festival 1990
Grand Prize
* Festival of Czechoslovak film 1990
Special Jury Prize
* IFF Stasbourg 1990
Le Prix du Jury and the Alsace Media de Strasbourg Prize
* Venice Film Festival 1989
Certificate of Merit RAI II
References
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