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Tomáš Vorel st.Kamera:
Marek JíchaBesetzung:
Tomáš Matonoha, Ester Janečková, Jiří Mádl, Kateřina Pechová, David Štěpán, Josef Carda, Milan Šteindler, Radomil Uhlíř, Miroslav Etzler (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Everyone longs to catch a billionaire – the police, reporters, politicians, artists, ladies and even the clergy. A report is fabricated accusing a successful businessman, Patrik Grossmann, of racism. When the media launches a full-blown campaign against him, the atmosphere gets so thick that anyone can kick him while he’s down just to prove their morality. Grossmann’s demise seems inevitable until he gets an idea: Buy a TV station and get the public opinion on his side. (Verleiher-Text)
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A cruel bit of evil in which 3 and ½ actors understand their role and the rest are dragged through a plot so incomprehensible that you or the creator must be on a legal "high." It’s an unnecessarily vulgar and desperately unfunny collection of everything that bothers Vorel about contemporary society, which is riddled with vicious capitalism. This film is by far the worst thing that has been made with the help of the State Fund for the Development of Czech Cinema. Allegedly a "cheeky comedy." It's rude to ask someone to pay admission for this.
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Ich war gespannt, wann Vorel über die unklare Grenze der witzigen Peinlichkeit gehen wird. Ich habe aber nicht damit gerechnet, dass er gleich einen Weitsprung-Rekord vorführt. Dieser Film gehört zu den schlimmsten Werken der tschechischen Kinematografie.
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Vorel and Nezval had a complaining mood, so they decided to mock a few people/groups/institutions. And since they were already at it, they tried to mock absolutely everyone they could think of. The problem is that they do it through a sadly dumb caricature, empty shouts with a story like "we'll imply a few characters," and overacting by actors (please, kill Miroslav Etzler in the future). One fried star for the unexpectedly honorable Matonoha who sneaked in and surprisingly cool Mádl, who understood that he won't come out of this masquerade with a clean reputation, so he at least enjoyed it thoroughly. And a little advice in conclusion: Endlessly talking with a pout expression about corruption and fraud doesn't make it "appropriate satire".
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Like other Czech films and its directors, Catch the Billionaire alsobuilds on the theme of caricatures of contemporary society. This group of films and directors has always been different - they don't sugarcoat, they don't pander, and they have their own humor and I hope they will continue to do so. And, of course, they limit their offspring to supporting roles.
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Alles, aber wirklich alles ist hier falsch. Es bleibt mir nichts anderes übrig, als diesen Film mit einem fetten Boo! zu bewerten. Die Schauspieler*innen, die Nicht-Schauspieler*innen, der Regisseur und der Drehbuchautor (falls es ihn überhaupt gibt) sollten sich zuerst schämen und dann in der Hölle schmoren. Sie haben einen scheußlichen Film produziert, an dem ich wirklich nichts gefunden habe, was meine Bewertung aufbessern könnte, obwohl ich es (am Anfang) versucht habe. Pfui.
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I don't like this affected acting, it just doesn't suit me. It's exaggerated and in the end, it's not even funny. Tomáš Vorel is trying to draw attention to some societal problems again. He is quite successful in doing so, but he chose a form that simply isn't accessible to everyone, or almost anyone for that matter. Moreover, Vorel went down the path of excessive literalness, which is quite successfully boring. The conclusion is actually about nothing and a person doesn't even know what they should take away from it. It doesn't look good.
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