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Empties is a tchèque film of genre Drama directed by Jan Svěrák released in USA on 8 march 2007 with Zdeněk Svěrák
Empties (2007)
Vratné lahve
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Add to a movie listEmpties (Czech: Vratné lahve) is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same team which made Kolya.
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Josef Tkaloun is a teacher at a high school in Prague who cannot control his anger when his pupils misbehave in his poetry class. He quits his job and despite his wife urging him to retire, becomes a cycle courier. After an inevitable accident, he still refuses to stay at home and takes a job in the local Žižkov supermarket. He works behind a counter, recycling glass beer bottles. He begins to flirt with the customers and matchmake both for an old friend and for the man he works with. His own flirtations (and sexually charged dreams) almost get him into trouble with his wife, so he resolves to reignite the passion in his marriage by celebrating his wedding anniversary with a hot air balloon ride. The scary balloon ride, ending in crash, revitalizes the relationship.Actors
Zdeněk Svěrák
(Josef Tkaloun)
Tatiana Vilhelmová
(Helenka)
Jiří Macháček
(Robert Landa)
Jan Budař
(Úlisný)
Miroslav Táborský
(vedoucí Šubrt)
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