Men in Hope (Czech: Muži v naději) is a 2011 Czech romantic sex comedy film written and directed by Jiří Vejdělek.[2][3]

Men in Hope
Film poster
Directed byJiří Vejdělek
Written byJiří Vejdělek
StarringJiří Macháček
Bolek Polívka
Petra Hřebíčková
Release date
  • 25 August 2011 (2011-08-25)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech
Budget20,000,000 CZK
Box office95,387,066 CZK[1]

Plot

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Ondřej (Jiří Macháček), a timid and reserved man, is in a monotonous marriage with Alice (Petra Hřebíčková). On the contrary, his promiscuous father-in-law Rudolf (Bolek Polívka) who lives next door has a happy marriage of 35 years with Marta (Simona Stašová). As Ondřej's marriage gets increasingly boring, Rudolf encourages Ondřej to imitate him to save his marriage. Ondřej rejects it but he changes his mind after he meets Šarlota (Vica Kerekes), a new date of Rudolf.

Cast

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Reception

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Kamil Fila said that, "It is difficult to say when the trend began in Czech cinema with the stream of sexual innuendos replacing a coherent plot, but Men in Hope represents its peak so far."[4] Other critics praised the films and Kerekes's performance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Muži v naději - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 100. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "Sex Comedy Scores a Hit with Czechs". filmneweurope.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ Kamil Fila (25 August 2011). "Review: Men in hope represent the pinnacle of hypocrisy".
  5. ^ "Muži v nádeji - vydarená komédia - Kino.Server.sk". kino.server.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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