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The Watchmaker's Apprentice
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Wikipedia article
'Watchmaker's Apprentice' (Czech: ) is a 2019 Czech fairytale film directed by Jitka Rudolfov and starring Michael Balcar and Viktor Preiss.
Plot
Three 'sudiki', Rodovoj, Rodovt and Lichoradka, come to Urban's cradle. Rodovoj and Rodovt wish him a happy life but Lichoradka makes a wish that Urban will become an orphan and live in poverty and unhappiness. Rodovoj and Rodovt then wish that all his difficulties will be temporary and he will ultimately live a happy life. Rodovoj and Rodovt then bet with Lichoradka whose wish will win and come true.
As Lichoradka wished, Urban's mother soon dies and Urban becomes an orphan. When he is a bit older, Rodovoj and Rodovt give Watchmaker a dream that Urban will get a treasure when he gets married. Watchmaker decides to take care of Urban as he plans to have him marry his daughter Laura and seize the treasure. Urban becomes Watchmaker's apprentice and lives with Watchmaker's family. When he grows up, Watchmaker suggests that Laura and Urban should marry. They both happily agree as they fall in love with each other and they do not know about the treasure. Lichoradka then reveals to Watchmaker that he will die when Urban and Laura get married. He then tries to call off the wedding but then finds out about watches that can protect their bearer from death.
Watchmaker then sends Urban to find the watches, telling him that he will not allow the wedding until Urban finds the watches. Urban sets out on a journey to find the watches. While Urban is gone, Watchmaker tries to marry Laura to a rich but old neighbour; she refuses. Urban meanwhile has to overcome obstacles that Lichoradka puts in his way. With the help of Rodovt and Rodovoj, he manages to find the watches and returns to Laura who is dying of sadness. They get married but Watchmaker begins to worry that he would lose the watches and die. He then inspects the watches so that he could make new ones but they stop ticking and he dies. Urban and Laura then inherit his Watchmaker's which was revealed to be the treasure. Urban and Laura then live happily ever after. The film ends with Rodovoj, Rodovt and Lichoradka at the cradle of their newborn child.
Cast
* Viktor Preiss as Watchmaker
* Jaroslav Plesl as Rodovt
* Vclav Neuil as Rodovoj
* Jana Plodkov as Lichoradka
* Miroslav Krobot as Innkeeper
* Michal Balcar as Urban
* Dana Droppov as Laura
References
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