Urlaub mit Engel

When I grow up, I'm going to marry František Dibarbora :) And I'm sad that he didn't go to the mountains anymore. This is a wonderful, fired-up comedy with catchphrases that will knock everyone on their ass. The stars from the past shine through in their acting, especially the eloquent Šlemrová, but young actors are good as well (the handyman Josef Pehr) and the sniffling Gustav Anděl, who is a sweetheart in every way. I'm just beginning to think that if this flower of Czechoslovakia went on vacation, the republic must have stopped functioning during their stay because you could not find better hardworking people. (26.02.2009)

Auch eine Agitation kann unterhaltsam sein, wenn sie von Figuren gestützt wird, die wenigstens ein bisschen interessant sind und vor allem ausgezeichnet gespielt werden. Gustav Anděl ist ein tschechischer Ludovic Cruchot und für Jaroslav Marvan war es eine seiner unvergesslichen Rollen. Die geheime Renovierung des Kindergartens ist natürlich schrecklich, aber was kann man damit machen? Man kann nur lachen. Sie liegen hier wie im Grab – Dann lassen Sie mich in Frieden ruhen. (26.12.2015)

Certainly, in this film, the time period is strongly reflected and it is a movie that is heavily influenced by the regime, but it cannot hide the fact that there are excellent actors who occasionally demonstrate that they are truly capable of immersing themselves into everything. And they are entertaining. They are the ones who pull off this simple story, which tries to be overly positive. (05.11.2014)