Poslušně hlásím
Directed by:
Karel SteklýScreenplay:
Karel SteklýCinematography:
Jan RothComposer:
Jan SeidelCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský, Svatopluk Beneš, Miloš Nedbal, Jaroslav Marvan, Fanda Mrázek, Jaroslav Vojta, Alois Dvorský, Jana Kovaříková, František Černý (more)Plots(1)
Lieutenant Lukáš travels by train to České Budějovice with his batman Švejk. The kind-hearted but over-talkative Švejk causes a delicate situation when he offends a bald man, in reality the major general. He is told to leave the compartment and accidently pulls on the emergency chord along with the guard. Švejk is thrown off the train at Tábor where the station master is to decide upon his punishment. The compassionate man pays the soldier's fine and also gives him money for another ticket as the train to Budějovice has already left. Švejk, who drinks his way through the money, has to go there on foot. He loses his way and is arrested as a Russian spy in Putim. Meanwhile, Lukáš is assigned another batman, the gluttonous Baloun. Švejk finally arrives at his destination and is given the job of orderly for the march company. The soldiers leave for the front. When they arrive in a small town the unpopular Lieutenant Dub warns the soldiers of the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases but it is he whom Švejk has to collect from the brothel in a totally drunken state. Švejk looks for somewhere for the soldiers to sleep and, by a lake, he finds a Russian uniform left on the bank by a bathing soldier, which he puts on. Only great fortune saves him from punishment by death for high treason. (NFA)
(more)Videos (1)
Reviews (3)
The Good Soldier Schweik still seemed a bit funnier to me, mainly thanks to the absolutely brilliant Kopecký, who stole the show in many ways. Rudolf Hrušínský continues to deliver a great performance, and this time the film truly stands fully on him. He handles it with bravado, but it's just not the same anymore. The charm of the first film remains, but since this is the second one, it feels a bit too familiar. If the films were combined and made into one, the final result would probably be somewhat better.
()
While the first part sometimes successfully entertained me with its satire and irony, it lost points mainly due to the protagonist's "cleverness" more often seeming like trickery, whereas the second half can only manage the lowest forms of humor. Anyone who is supposed to be funny screams incessantly, drinks liters of alcohol, eats whatever comes their way – or some combination of the above. Jaroslav Hašek's language is pleasant, but in this buffoonish form, I am not far from condemning it altogether.
()
Quite a significant drop from the first part, as the supporting characters lack humor here, and the whole plot relies solely on the character of Švejk, which is almost not enough. In addition, the attractive setting is lost, and the story moves to uninteresting exteriors.
()
Gallery (14)
Photo © Československý státní film
Ads