THE DEVIL KNOWS WHY
by Roman Vávra
synopsis
In the land of King Dobromil honest labour, decency, honesty and respect among people has become a thing of the past. Instead the country is gradually succumbing to Hell's force and, thus, those who have some remnants of decency prefer to flee. Slightly befuddled herbalist Apollonia has a dream that the land is rescued by an unknown 'saviour' who arrives with on an ass and marries Annie, the king's daughter. But who will believe this mad herbalist with her 'magical' herbs that often cause more chaos than benefit?
international title: | The Devil Knows Why |
original title: | Čert vi proc |
country: | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
sales agent: | Verbascum |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Roman Vávra |
film run: | 98' |
release date: | CZ 27/02/2003 |
screenplay: | Roman Vávra, Ondrej Šulaj |
cast: | Tatiana a.k.a. Tána Pauhofová, Iva Janžurová, Štepán Kubišta, Josef Somr, Csongor Kassai, Jirí Lábus, Eva Holubová |
cinematography by: | Ramunas Greicius |
film editing: | Tonicka Janková |
art director: | Frantisek Liptak |
costumes designer: | Katerina Mirová |
music: | Petr Ostrouchov |
producer: | Richard Němec |
production: | Verbascum, Czech Television - Česká televize, Mediarex Movie, Barrandov Studios, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska - Radio and Television Slovakia |
backing: | Czech Film Center |
distributor: | SpinFilm |