

Imago
1984-01-01 · 10 min · ★ 6.0
One of the moralities of the trio of authors Milos Macourek, Adolf Born and Jaroslav Doubrava. It deals with the topic of implacability of human optimism and fantasy. In a sad manner it tells us a humorous story of a man living double life: one of a beaten little clerk, humiliated by his arrogant boss, imperious wife and misbehaved descendant; the other of a spoiled hero of a dream empire full of beautiful and tender women, flowers and fantastic figures. From artistic point of view is the film based on Adolf Born's lithographs.
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- Directors
- Jaroslav Doubrava, Adolf Born, Miloš Macourek
- Production companies
- Krátký film Praha – Studio Bratři v triku
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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