The Inheritance

The Inheritance
Dědictví aneb kurvahošigutntag

Czechoslovakia / 1992 / 120 min
Fiction

The Inheritance
Dědictví aneb kurvahošigutntag

Czechoslovakia / 1992 / 120 min
Fiction

A comedy by eminent Czech director Věra Chytilová satirizing nouveaux riches who have acquired their wealth through post-Velvet Revolution property restitution. A simple villager named Bohuš inherits a fortune from his father but unfortunately trades common sense for the power of money. In the end, the likable hero, played by popular comedian Boleslav Polívka, loses it all - property, friends, and love - thanks to his blindness.

Cast / Boleslav Polívka , Anna Pantůčková , Břetislav Rychlík , Dagmar Havlová , Miroslav Donutil , Pavel Zatloukal , Šárka Vojtková , Pavel Brichta    Writer / Věra Chytilová , Boleslav Polívka    Story / Boleslav Polívka    DoP / Ervin Sanders    Editor / Jan Mattlach    Sound / Zbyněk Mikulík    Music / Jiří Bulis

Release date / 01 December 1992

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