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A Boring Afternoon

Original title: Fádní odpoledne
  • 1964
  • 14m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
240
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A Boring Afternoon (1964)
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An elderly man sits in a pub on a summer Sunday afternoon. At another table, four middle-aged ladies play cards and sing to themselves in a low voice. The publican is scandalized by a young ... Read allAn elderly man sits in a pub on a summer Sunday afternoon. At another table, four middle-aged ladies play cards and sing to themselves in a low voice. The publican is scandalized by a young man who keeps ordering one beer after another just by waving his hand, and chain-smokes wi... Read allAn elderly man sits in a pub on a summer Sunday afternoon. At another table, four middle-aged ladies play cards and sing to themselves in a low voice. The publican is scandalized by a young man who keeps ordering one beer after another just by waving his hand, and chain-smokes without for a moment taking his eyes off a book entitled When Wolves Howl. A bunch of footba... Read all

  • Director
    • Ivan Passer
  • Writers
    • Bohumil Hrabal
    • Ivan Passer
  • Stars
    • Kamila Turková
    • Leopold Smolik
    • Josef Vanista
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    240
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ivan Passer
    • Writers
      • Bohumil Hrabal
      • Ivan Passer
    • Stars
      • Kamila Turková
      • Leopold Smolik
      • Josef Vanista
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kamila Turková
    Leopold Smolik
    Josef Vanista
    Jan Tozicka
    Milos Koncický
    Ota Hurych
    Bohumil Hrabal
    Bohumil Hrabal
    • Bar patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ivan Passer
    • Writers
      • Bohumil Hrabal
      • Ivan Passer
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    A short slice of life

    A Boring Afternoon is a short trifle of a movie that is as long in charm as it is short on plot. The action takes place in a bar while elsewhere in town there is a big football match. The locals in the bar are waiting to hear the results of the game while passing the time talking, drinking and generally getting on each others nerves. A genial short movie with a little poignancy thrown in.

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    • Trivia
      The author of the original story and co-screenwriter Bohumil Hrabal has a cameo, as one of the bar patrons.
    • Connections
      Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)

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    • Release date
      • July 3, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Скучный полдень
    • Filming locations
      • Czech Republic(formerly Czechoslovakia)
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    • Runtime
      14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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