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My Sweet Little Village

Play trailer Poster for My Sweet Little Village PG Released Jan 15, 1987 1h 40m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Otik (János Bán) is mentally challenged and single. Pavek (Marián Labuda) is a put-upon family man. Co-workers in a small town, their jobs involve making deliveries in an old truck, but Otik has a habit of botching simple tasks. Because of his co-worker's errors, Pavek says he's eager to be rid of his friend. But with Otik on the verge of carving out a new, independent life, the men realize that they depend upon one another much more than they'd realized.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This movie is joyful from beginning to end -- a small treasure, but a real one. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 24, 2010 Full Review Paul Attanasio Washington Post You end up siding with "My Sweet Little Village" as it rejoices in the texture of an ordinary community. Aug 23, 2010 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times The Menzel films have become increasingly small and slight and sort of unctuous. They are ''warm,'' but it's canned heat. Feb 14, 2004 Full Review Ángel Luis Inurria El Pais (Spain) My Sweet Little Village, faithful to the standards of Czech comedy, is an enjoyable film. [Full Review in Spanish] Mar 25, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com The great Czech director Jiri Menzel (Closely Watched Trains) received an Oscar nomination for this charming, episodic tale. Rated: B+ Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A lighthearted comedy that serves as a vignette of what was life in rural Czech Republic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review s r A entertaining Czech film about a small town and the relationships that influence. I expect this is what many communist towns in Eastern and Central Europe were like. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Its quirkiness is too mannered and its transitions too abrupt to be of much consequence. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member How human this film is! There are no superheroes staring in it but people from the neighbourhood playing that special comedy called life. Playing it with all their hearts and fears. Thanks for films like that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Sverak-scripted lumpen fluff centered around a manchild village idiot who serves to remind the members of his village that the status quo has its collectivized charms. Everything is played for laughs, but I found something despairing in the shots of Hrusinsky driving around in his crap Skoda quoting Karel Macha; the embodiment of surrender to a suffocating but not entirely disagreeable existence. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Cesky Forrest Gump :-) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jirí Menzel

Director

János Bán

Otik Rakosnik

Marián Labuda

Pávek

Rudolf Hrusínský

Skruzy

Petr Cepek

Turek

Eugen Jegorov

Broz

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Movie Info

Synopsis Otik (János Bán) is mentally challenged and single. Pavek (Marián Labuda) is a put-upon family man. Co-workers in a small town, their jobs involve making deliveries in an old truck, but Otik has a habit of botching simple tasks. Because of his co-worker's errors, Pavek says he's eager to be rid of his friend. But with Otik on the verge of carving out a new, independent life, the men realize that they depend upon one another much more than they'd realized.
Director
Jirí Menzel
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 15, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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