Empties

2007

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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82%

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A man who refuses to accept old age is empty of love, meaning and value.

Greg Quill

Toronto Star

In Empties, father-son Czech collaborators in the Oscar-winning Kolya focus on how poorly a cantankerous high school teacher adapts to what amounts to forced retirement.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 5, 2009

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Sverak's work anchors a cast that delivers a series of delicately executed performances as the actors bring to life a great range of lightly comic characters.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 6, 2007

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

Under Sverak's shrewdly unforced direction, other thesps are natural and appealing.

Jul 21, 2007

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

[An] affecting Czech sort-of-romantic comedy.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 5, 2009

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Boyd van Hoeij

european-films.net

For Vratn lahve (Empties), the Czech father and son duo Zdenek and Jan Sverk only slightly rework the recipe for their Oscar-winning film Kolya.

Jul 18, 2007

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A comic love story about a man who refuses to accept that old age is empty of love, meaning and value to society.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Bittersweet Czech humor. Can't beat it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

warm and lovely story, wonderful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Hillarious Tragiccomedy!!! I fall in Love with Czech Humour!!! Such Charming Story & Characters!!! And the Ballon Run reminds of the one in Quax, der Bruchpilot!!! Excellent Acting, Cinematography & Soundtrack!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

My favorite Czech movie. Very nice also to recognize all the familiar places in Prague.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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I refuse to call it an example of the Czech humor, because it could make Czechs feel offended.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

A man who refuses to accept old age is empty of love, meaning and value.

Director: Jan Sverák
Producer: Eric Abraham, Jan Sverák
Screenwriter: Zdenek Sverák
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Czech
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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