Oldrich Lipsky

  • Oldrich Lipský – Marecku, podejte mi pero! AKA Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)

    Oldrich Lipsky1971-1980ComedyCultCzech Republic
    Marecku, podejte mi pero! (1976)
    Marecku, podejte mi pero! (1976)

    A factory producing agricultural machines is about to be thoroughly modernized. If he wants to keep his job, master craftsman Kroupa (Jirí Sovák) is going to have to improve his qualifications through further training and completing his school-leaving exams. Kroupa is persuaded to go back to school by his subordinates who fear that the unbearable Hujer (Václav Lohniský), who has already signed on for schooling, may get promoted and take Kroupa’s place. The students at the evening classes of the technical college are all middle-aged people. Even so, there are go-getters, shirkers and slobs among them just like in any other school.Read More »

  • Oldrich Lipský – ‘Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku’ AKA Four Murders Are Enough, Honey (1971)

    Oldrich Lipsky1971-1980ComedyCzech Republic
    'Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku' (1971)
    ‘Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku’ (1971)

    Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply increases, Camel is mistakenly regarded as a mass murderer and cunningly uses his horrifying reputation to get the respect and heart of his beloved Sabrina, a journalist from a local newspaper. But this game turns out to be risky and in the end, both gangs don’t hesitate to seize the check at all costs, including an improvised operation.Read More »

  • Oldrich Lipsky – Sest medvedu s Cibulkou aka Sechs Baren mit Zwiebel aka Six Bears and a Clown (1972)

    1971-1980ComedyCzech RepublicOldrich Lipsky

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    When the clown named Onion who is the trainer of a circus act involving six bears is fired, he takes a job as a cook at a school. In order to get the job, he has dressed up as a woman. When the bears come to the school to visit their friend, chaos erupts. Not only is no one prepared to cope with six friendly bears, but their visit occurs on the day when the state inspector of schools is to arrive. A chimpanzee named Tony tries to hide the six bears…
    A very warm comedy for the whole family. Made by one of the most famous Czech directors.
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  • Oldrich Lipský – Happy End (1967)

    1961-1970ComedyCzech RepublicExperimentalOldrich Lipsky

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    Delightfully witty and with a Kafkaesque spin, Oldřich Lipský‘s brilliant film Happy End (1967) is a quirky little gem from the archives of cinematic history. Crafted with unrelenting precision and grace, Stastny Konec (to give it its Czech name) really gives its audience a taste of the bleak humour renowned by Czech comedy. Without spoiling too much, the film concerns the wondrous (or tragic) life-story of the kind-hearted (or vengeful) butcher Bedrich Frydrych (Vladmír Mensík), his various ups and downs with his wife Julie (Jaroslava Obermaierová) and the tribulations of a surreal existence in reverse.Read More »

  • Oldrich Lipský – Tajemství hradu v Karpatech AKA The Mysterious Castle In The Carpathians (1981)

    1981-1990ComedyCzech RepublicOldrich LipskySci-Fi

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    In the 1800s, a baron, who is the owner of a castle known as The Devil’s Castle and who is also an obsessed opera fan, keeps the body of his favorite diva preserved in a crypt in the castle. In order to keep away potentially nosy visitors, the baron’s mad-scientist assistant, invents all sorts of spooky phenomena in order to give the castle a creepy reputation.Read More »

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