A Walk Worthwile

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production year

2009

Premiere

9 July 2009

Runtime

85 min

Director

Miloš Forman (režie filmu a divadelního představení), Petr Forman (režie divadelního představení)

Category

film

Genre

opera, record of theatrical productions

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Dobře placená procházka

Czech title

Dobře placená procházka

English title

A Walk Worthwile

Summary

The film was created by a jazz opera (opera buffa) of the same name by librettist Jiří Suchý and music composer Jiří Šlitr. A year after theatre premiere (15. 6. 1965 at Semafor theatre) a television version of the performance was shot by Ján Roháč (director of the theatre staging) and Miloš Forman. In 2007 the opera was re-introduced to the stage, this time at the National Theatre in Prague in the direction of Miloš and Petr Forman. – The story of Vanilka and Uli follows at the time of their divorce relationships marked by greed, a longing for money, seduction and manipulation especially after they learn that Vanilka's possible child is to inherit from a rich aunt in Liverpool. Vanilka does not hesitate to make use of the half-witted postman for her benefit. The target of the selfish longings of Uli and the pragmatic and plotting lawyer becomes the aunt from Liverpool who is frustrated with life.

Cast

Crew and creators

Director

Miloš Forman (režie filmu a divadelního představení), Petr Forman (režie divadelního představení)

Second Unit Director

Alice Kulhánková Ronovská

Assistant Director

Lenka Šmídová

Based on

Jiří Suchý (Dobře placená procházka – jazzová opera), Jiří Šlitr (Dobře placená procházka – jazzová opera)

Production Designer

Matěj Forman

Costume Designer

Jan Pištěk

Make-Up Artist

Markéta Pešková

Sound Designer

David Hysek (záznam kontaktního zvuku), Viktor Ekrt (střih a mix zvuku), Tomáš Zůbek (střih a mix zvuku)

Special Effects

David Krejčík

Executive Producer

Petr Slavík (výkonný producent)

Co-producer

Ondřej Černý (Národní divadlo)

Artistic Collaboration

Andrea Sodomková

Cooperation

Irena Vodáková (fotografka)

Music

Music Composed by

Jiří Šlitr, Marko Ivanović (hudební úprava a orchestrace)

Selected Music

Antonín Dvořák (Symfonie č. 8, G dur, op. 88 Anglická, 4. věta)

Music Performed by

Orchestr Národního divadla v Praze (Music Conducted by Libor Pešek), Kühnův dětský sbor (Music Conducted by Jiří ChválaJan Krejčík), ženský sbor (Music Conducted by Pavel Vaněk), Jazzband, Roman Fojtíček /saxofon/, Petr Brejcha /trubka/, Jiří Mráz /klarinet/, Marek Rejhon /banjo/, Jan Triebenekl /pozoun/, Martin Zpěvák /kontrabas/, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Singer

Kühnův dětský sbor, ženský sbor

Music Supervisor

Slavomír Hořínka

Choreographer

Veronika Švábová

Songs

Aurea prima

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Rekomando blues

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Jsi ta nejkrásnější krajina, co znám

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Ty jsi švarná

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Je dusno a těžko

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Hallelujah!

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Zpověď

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Jsi ta nejbohatší krajina, co znám

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr
Writer of Lyrics Jiří Suchý

Jak se plaší zlé sny

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr

Buď pochváleno divadlo

Song Composer Jiří Šlitr

Production info

Original Title

Dobře placená procházka

Czech Title

Dobře placená procházka

English Title

A Walk Worthwile

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

opera, record of theatrical productions

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production Year

2009

Premiere

festival premiere 4 July 2009 (41. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary)
distribution premiere 9 July 2009 /suitable for all ages/

Distribution slogan

A Miloš Forman film based on the famous theatre performances of Jiří Šlitr and Jiří Suchý.

Distribution

Falcon

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

85 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:2,35

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech