Kam, pánové, kam jdete?

"What about the glass?", asks the frontman of the Tango band in the main musical motif of the film, while Kachyňa, on the other hand, asks what to do with a life that has been diluted with so many compromises and concessions that it no longer brings joy. Kachyňa, for the second time shortly after A Good Light, presents a protagonist who is struggling with a mid-life crisis, combined this time with a clash with the world of pragmatic pragmatism, which his superior embraces, and an author's desire for honest work without compromises. It is true that I have seen better from Kachyňa, but after watching it several times I'm giving it an additional star. The second half of the 80s is reminiscent not only in the soundtrack but also in the overall mood of the film. The anger, helplessness, and aimlessness correspond to the feelings of many from that time. Moreover, Karel Heřmánek was experiencing the best period of his acting career at that time. Overall impression: 70%. (25.02.2015)

Man kann nicht vor allen Problemen weglaufen. Deshalb versucht es Karel Heřmánek anders – er geht. Er hat schlechte Schuhe, er ächzt, schnauft und hinkt. Mehrmals will er zurückgehen. Jedes Mal verärgert ihn aber etwas so sehr, dass er weitergeht – egal, dass seine Füße voller Blasen sind. Ach ja – und er zerschlägt auch Glas. Dieser Film ist eine schöne Metapher, die viel über die Menschen und das Leben sagt. (02.10.2011)