The Canary Connection
Country
Czech RepublicCopyright
1993Production year
1993Premiere
9 September 1993Runtime
118 minDirector
Ivo TrajkovCategory
filmGenre
gangster film, comedy, parodyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Kanárská spojkaCzech title
Kanárská spojkaEnglish title
The Canary ConnectionSummary
This debut of director Ivo Trajkov is a crazy comedy about gangsters.
Synopsis
Don Giovanni is camping with his camel, Kamil, in the desert. He starts to tell his life story. When he was 17, he learned from his black mother that he was born in the Prague Motol hospital. This left traces on him, and now he is a manager of the Czech singer Michal Penk. The crook, Omar, organizes a theft of the famous Becherovka liquor recipe for his father, Don Juan. The thieves don't anticipate that the Slovak mafia from Bratislava is monitoring them. The Becherovka operation is followed also by the mafia man, Don Padre, with his daughter, Teresa, and further by Dona Lucia, Don Giovanni and the police. The recipe is stolen and the connections gradually hand over the precious goods. In the end, the recipe is put in a doll. Don Giovanni falls in love with Lucia and he promises her that he will get the recipe for her. But it is not easy. The recipe is circulating from one to another. Having no scruples, everybody just follows his own profit, either because of material reasons or as a bribe to get love and understanding. After many peripeties, the family relations among the interested persons in the recipe are cleared out: except for the Slovaks, all are in a family with incestual relations. The recipe gets Teresa, who works for police. She let them arrest all her relatives. She just spares her father, to whom she gives the recipe for his collection. Don Giovanni wakes up in the morning in the desert and finds out that his camel was stolen. In the sand he finds the bound singer Penk. Don Giovanni states that it might be a hard day.
Photos
Cast
Miloš Kopecký
mafiánský kmotr Don Padre
Karel Roden
manažer Don Giovanni, syn Dona Padreho
Ivana Chýlková
mafiánka Dona Carmen, dcera Dona Padreho a dvojče Dona Giovanniho
Martin Huba
mafián Don Juan, adoptivní syn Dona Padreho
Miroslav Táborský
mafián Don Omar, syn Dona Juana
Lucie Zedníčková
mafiánka Dona Lucia, dcera Dona Juana
Petronela Vančíková
kriminalistka Teresa, dcera Dona Padreho
Josef Vinklář
JUDr. Áron, právník Dona Padreho
Michal Penk
on sám, zpěvák
Július Satinský
šéf slovenské mafie
Marián Labuda
zástupce šéfa slovenské mafie
Milan Lasica
muž z Chicaga
Petr Drozda
vyšší člen ochranky
Jiří Krytinář
nižší člen ochranky
Jan Saudek
fotograf
Robert Kodym
on sám, hudební hvězda
Karel Zima
zahraniční expert Vomáčka
Marian Roden
muž s anténou
Monika Novotná
sekretářka slovenské mafie
Roman Holý
reportér
Yveta Dufková
trojbarevná dívka
Simona Jáklová
sebevražedkyně
Vlado Štancel
psycholog u sebevražedkyně
Roman Skamene
liftboy
Jakub Wehrenberg
choreograf
Martina Marešová
manekýna
Kateřina Suligánová
manekýna
Simona Voráčková
manekýna
Petra Menschiková
manekýna
Simona Czinová
manekýna
Petr Koutecký
řidič u Dona Omara
Jiří Záviš
ředitel Becherovky
Jana Havrdová
Martička, sekretářka ředitele Becherovky
Radim Špaček
kamelot na letišti
Zdeněk Srstka
velitel policejní jednotky/tajný
Petr Jákl
tajný
Alena Dlouhá
jeptiška
Jan Doboš
Kristus na kříži
Jan Kehár
šéf celního oddělení na letišti
Eliška Kasanová
celnice na letišti
Karel Štorkán
pilot-kapitán
Michal Cingroš
kopilot
Mária Hriadelová
letuška
Daniela Kaňoková
maminka v letadle
Arnošt Janeček
muž s kyticí
Jaroslava Hanušová
žena s kufrem
Miroslav Dubský
homosexuál
Filip Sychra
slovenský laborant
Miroslav Kasan
dozorce ve vězení
Gabriela Čanigová
žena v pekárně
Elen Barčišová
sekretářka se šanonem v paláci kultury
Fefík
saniťák u sebevražedkyně
Vilas
saniťák u sebevražedkyně
Sára Saudková
asistentka fotografa
Eva Šlosárová
turistka v monokinách
Petr Rožánek
režisér
Alexis Guerrero
kanárský policista/muž s walkmanem
Marek Dušák
kameraman/spojka/beduín
Aleksandar Kolevski
kanárský policista/spojka/beduín
Lena Birková
dáma v baru
Útvar rychlého nasazení /URNA/
policejní jednotka
Dubbing
Pavel Pípal
hlas z ministerstva vnitra v telefonu
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Jan Ročňák, Jan Merhaut (kamerový technik)
Production Designer
Set Designer
Miroslav Fára, Pavel Svoboda, Jakub Čermák
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Josef Bartoš, Ivo Špalj (mix zvuku)
Assistant Sound Designer
Special Effects
Special Effects
Titles Designed by
Producer
Petr Rožánek (JAM Media)
Production
Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Consultant
Cooperation
Adriana Jánská (klapka), Miloš Kabyl (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Proč jsi zlá
Song Composer Michal Penk
Writer of Lyrics Oto Klempíř
Singer Michal Penk
Kde domov můj
Song Composer František Škroup
Writer of Lyrics Josef Kajetán Tyl
Singer sbor
Nad Tatrou sa blýská
Song Composer lidová slovenská píseň
Writer of Lyrics Janko Matúška
Singer sbor
Sweat
Song Composer Ian Lewis
Writer of Lyrics Ian Lewis
Singer Alexis Guerrero
Production info
Original Title
Kanárská spojka
Czech Title
Kanárská spojka
English Title
The Canary Connection
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
gangster film, comedy, parody
Origin country
Czech Republic
Copyright
1993
Production Year
1993
Premiere
gala premiere 8 September 1993 (kino Sevastopol, Praha)
distribution premiere 9 September 1993 /recommended for 12 and over/
Distribution slogan
An absurd crazy comedy with criminal plot. Why go and see other films considering that in this one you find everything. Karel Roden in chaotic version of director Ivo Trajkov.
Production
JAM Media, Air Columbus (spolupráce), KAREA (spolupráce), Jan Becher (spolupráce), Sopek (spolupráce)
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
118 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Dolby Stereo
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: 1. Český lev za rok 1993
1994
Praha / Czech Republic
