A bitter comedy about pleasures and troubles
of old age BY JIŘÍ STRACH
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BUC–FILM
Czech Television
MAT FILM
Barrandov Studio
Jiří Strach
Oldies but goldies (Vrásky z lásky)
A bitter-sweet comedy about two people who wish to live life to the full despite their age. Ota is a retired high-school teacher and
at this point in life has various foibles that complicate life for his son and daughter-in-law. Moreover, he has a complicated and
risky eye operation ahead. That is why Ota decides that this is the time to look up Jana, the retired actress who had influenced
the course of his life many years ago. However, his reunion with Jana – who lives in a retirement home – works out differently to
his expectations. Although disappointed at first, it is actually this zestful lady who sets Ota in the right direction again. Thanks
to Jana, Ota finds the courage to set out on an exciting road-movie trip of the kind he would never have had the courage for in
his youth. Their meeting and the excursion, full of unexpected turns and new impressions, give their lives a new dimension.
DCP, Videotape HDTV, m/e track, 97', English subtitles, © 2012
www.vraskyzlasky.cz
Directed by Jiří Strach
Screenplay by Marek Epstein
Producer Jaroslav Bouček – BUC-FILM
Co-Producers Czech Television,
MAT FILM s.r.o, Barrandov Studio a.s.
Director of Photography Martin Šec
Executive Producer Jaroslav Kučera
Editor Jan Mattlach
Sound Radim Hladík jr., Otto Chlpek
Music Jan Jirásek
Art designer Jiří Sternwald
Costumes Jarmila Konečná
Starring Jiřina Bohdalová,
Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ivan Trojan,
Lenka Vlasáková, Taťjana Medvecká,
Jiřina Jirásková, Aňa Geislerová,
Tatiana Vilhelmová, Viktor Preiss, Jan
Skopeček, Miriam Kantorková, Marek
Taclík, Oldřich Navrátil, Josef Somr,
Martin Stropnický, Radim Špaček,
Jaroslava Obermaierová, Radek Holub
Awards:
12th Tiburon International Film Festival
Golden Reel Award 2013 – Best Actress: Jiřina Bohdalová
60th Film Festival in Pula
Golden Arena Award for the best acting performance: Jiřina Bohdalová
Jiří Strach
(*1973 in Prague) director, actor
During 1999–2002 Jiří Strach was a lecturer at FAMU
Directing department, since 2005, he’s been a lecturer
at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček (FAMO)
in Písek. Jiří Strach is a member of CFTA – Czech Film
and Television Academy.
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2012
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2002
2001
2000
Oldies but Goldies (distribution film)
Santini’s Enigma (TV film) BrainStorm (TV film) Satan’s Stratagem (TV film) The Girl who Trampled on Bread (TV film)
Operation Silver A (TV film) The Spoilt Date
Three Lives (TV film)
An Angel of the Lord (distribution film) The Flood (TV film)
A Rock Awoken (TV film)
Murdering the Green Family (TV film)
Vanilla Flavour (TV film)
At the Castle (TV film)
2007
2008
Elsa TV prize for directing the Operation Silver A
Elsa TV prize for directing Brainstorm