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The film Pupendo kindly takes us to recent history, to the times of socialism, when many of us had a hard time breathing. Although Pupendo takes place in this difficult time, it caresses the soul of the faithful viewer with gentle humor.
The film, inspired by Petr Šabach’s book and portrayed by the author duo Jan Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovský, is a typical period bitter comedy. Performed by our leading film actors, such as the brilliant Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Jaroslav Dušek, Vilma Cibulková or Pavel Liška, this is a famous spectacle. The plot takes place before 1984, when the main character Bedřich Mára (Bolek Polívka) has to give up his teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts. And that for political reasons, as it was so-called “inconvenient” for the regime. The academic sculptor thus loses lucrative job offers day by day and is suddenly relegated to the fringes of society at the time. His meaning in life thus becomes only his family, and with humor he tries to “survive” and to swim a little against the current of the regime.
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Defiance of the regime and insurance fraud as a source of livelihood
In spite of fate, resourceful Mára tries to navigate life with his own lightness and humor. With the help of relatives, insurance agents Motyčka and Krauze, with whom he deals with the reporting of fictitious insurance events, he earns extra for his living. As a result of various vicissitudes and frauds, the officials are fired and the insurance report is suddenly handled by the tight-lipped commission insurance agent Gabalová. Other grotesque situations follow, which are often sad and typical of their time.
Vlaďa Ptáčník:
Game speakers, game wires, game cassettes.
In addition to Mára’s family, i.e. his wife and two adolescent sons, other characters intervene in the plot and supplement the storyline with difficult stories of their time.
Where did the practice called “pupendo” come from
The pupendo itself, which bears the name of the film, is a controversial pastime that originated as a military ritual. Through this practice, newcomers were initiated into a new party. Stamping the coin (by pressure) proved that the test had passed. A slight pinch and a red spot on the navel was the “reward” for this ceremony.
“Immortal” announcements that are easy to entertain and definitely not boring
- For today: “Alisha, what’s for lunch?”
Marova: “Bread.”
For today: “Alice, bread? It’s Saturday!”
Marova: “Come on, put something on it.” - Vlaďa Ptáčník: „Very nice beautiful, fakt.”
- Alena Márová: “Comrades will be happy to see a comrade in this stage.”
- Insurer: “I just hope you don’t tell me then that you’ve got a real Persian here.”
- Marova: “She got our spatula wet.”
Insurer: “Isn’t it?!”
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