Empties

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Empties

2007

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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

Greg Quill

Toronto Star

Jun 5, 2009

3/4

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.

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Sep 6, 2007

3/4

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.

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

Jul 21, 2007

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

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Jun 5, 2009

3.5/5

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

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Boyd van Hoeij

european-films.net

Jul 18, 2007

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.

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Oct 27, 2012

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

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Oct 24, 2011

Bittersweet Czech humor. Can't beat it.

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Jun 25, 2011

warm and lovely story, wonderful film.

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Apr 4, 2011

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!!!

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Jan 20, 2011

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

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May 28, 2010

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

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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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