A Walk Worthwhile

  • 85'
  • Czech Republic
  • 2009
Registration by Milos Forman of the exuberant version that he made with his son Petr in 2007 of the legendary Czech 'jazz opera' A Walk Worthwhile from 1965. Forman's other son Matej designed the sets in the style of the 1960s.
A Walk Worthwhile is a farcical allegory about the values of capitalism in 1965. The young couple Uli and Vanilla decide to get divorced. Soon after, they hear that their child is to inherit one million pounds from Vanilla's aunt from Liverpool. But: they don't have a child and above all the aunt is not dead at all.
Milos Forman returns to his roots with this adaptation of the opera: Forman already made a television version of the original piece in 1966; it was one of his first projects.

  • 85'
  • Czech Republic
  • 2009
Director
Milos Forman
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Czech Republic
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Dobre placena prochazka
Language
Czech
Producers
Radka Kadlecova, Stepan Kubista
Production Companies
Radka Production, National Theatre
Sales
Film Europe
Screenplay
Jirí Suchý, Jirí Šlitr
Cinematography
Jan Malir
Editor
Tonicka Janková
Sound Design
David Hysek
Cast
Jirí Suchý
Website
http://www.dobreplacenaprochazka.cz
Director
Milos Forman
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Czech Republic
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Dobre placena prochazka
Language
Czech
Producers
Radka Kadlecova, Stepan Kubista
Production Companies
Radka Production, National Theatre
Sales
Film Europe
Screenplay
Jirí Suchý, Jirí Šlitr
Cinematography
Jan Malir
Editor
Tonicka Janková
Sound Design
David Hysek
Cast
Jirí Suchý
Website
http://www.dobreplacenaprochazka.cz