Directed by:
Karel PokornýScreenplay:
Jaroslav MerunkaCinematography:
Alois NožičkaCast:
Václav Voska, Jana Hlaváčová, Vlastimil Brodský, Ljuba Hermanová, Alena Vránová, Karolina Slunéčková, Viktor Preiss, Jana Preissová, Jiří Adamíra, Jan Teplý st., Zdeněk ŘehořPlots(1)
Karel Pokorný's television production brought viewers into the Hollywood environment. A film producer (the precise Václav Voska) is at his wit's end. He wants to give a very good female friend of his with a part in his new film, but his wife isn't happy about this. Shortly afterwards, his wife is found dead. The colour format allowed the relatively convincing opulent set-design to stand out, though the effect may be ruined slightly by the distinctly non-American Tesla telephones and televisions. Even so, the film managed to overcome the normal cardboard-like appearance of contemporary productions. Besides intrigue and manipulation, Odd Circumstances also shows us another dark side of Hollywood. Some performances by the contemporary acting elite are noteworthy – on behalf of them all we nominate Jana Hlaváčová, whose gutsy, passionate performance will engrave itself in your memory. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Václav Voska
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series) - actor, narrator
The White Lady (1965)
Jana Hlaváčová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Ljuba Hermanová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Pan Jordán a Habada (1968) (TV movie)
Don't Make Grandpa Angry (1934)
Alena Vránová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kinoautomat: One Man and His House (1967)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Karolina Slunéčková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
Viktor Preiss
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Brouk v hlavě (2020) (theatrical recording)
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
Jana Preissová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth (1977) (TV movie)
Jiří Adamíra
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
Jan Teplý st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Zdeněk Řehoř
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Today for the Last Time (1958)