Bolek Polívka — Actor (26)

Movie

The Blacksmith from Woodham (2013)
Kovář z Podlesí WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Kovář z Podlesí
The story takes place in the small town of Podlesie, which was once invaded by the Turks. The good fairies were - in good faith - asked for help, but it consisted in hurting others. This has not brought happiness to the town, and it needs to be put right... Perhaps the young blacksmith's nephew Tonko will succeed.

Movie

Réveillon (2023)
A máme, čo sme chceli WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: A máme, čo sme chceli
What was supposed to be a joyful celebration over the dissolution of Czechoslovakia turns chaotic when the Varchal family discovers that their father betrayed both country and family by working for the secret police. The family members turn against each other.

Movie

Angels of Everyday (2014)
Andělé všedního dne WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Andělé všedního dne / Angels
Based on a best-selling novel by Michal Viewegh, Angels of everyday focuses on a few intimate family members: a recently widowed young doctor Ester; a school canteen cook and her son; a driving instructor, his wife, and their closest relatives.

Movie

The Gentlemen's Club (2022)
Pánský klub WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: 紳士俱樂部 / 绅士俱乐部 …
A comedy about erotically addicted men is therapy for everyone, especially those who think they don't need therapy. At a session for erotically addicted men, Eda, the owner of a bicycle repair shop, meets Cyril, a history and physical education teacher; GIGI, an aging rocker; Přemek, a retired screenwriter; and Martin, a young IT specialist. The therapy is led by Linda, a recent graduate and single woman, for whom meeting this group of diverse male characters becomes a fateful step not only in her professional career.

Movie

To the Woods (2012)
Cesta do lesa WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Cesta do lesa
Honza Marak has long since abandoned a career in IT and has bought a cottage on the outskirts of a small village, where he’s settled in with his wife Marketa, daughter Anyna and son Sayen. He works in the woods as a forest labourer repairing roads and enclosures, cutting wood to sell and assisting the foresters. Marketa earns a living as a masseuse and alternative healer, making use of various mind-altering plants and mushrooms, which leads to conflict with the old inhabitants and eventually with drug enforcement. Daughter Anyna attends a distant school where her grades deteriorate as she wanders the woods learning from nature rather than from her textbooks.

Movie

I'm All Good (2008)
U mě dobrý WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: U mě dobrý
This Hrebejk’s comedy is set in Prague, four years after the democratic “Velvet revolution” of 1989. This was an era of sudden freedom, transition and confusion. Most people got carried away, quickly abandoning the old values and uncritically accepting the new. Some people just took a break…

Movie

Gump (2021)
Gump – pes, který naučil lidi žít WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Gump - Una Lección de Vida / 浪浪回家路 …
A story told through the eyes of a stray dog called Gump . On a journey to find his way home to his owner, Gump encounters many challenges, meets new people, and makes a few canine friends along the way. A story about the devotion of a dog, who without hesitation will give his own life for the life of its beloved owner.

Movie

The Jester and the Queen (1988)
Šašek a královna WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Šašek a královna / Der Narr und die Königin
The movie is a satirical look at foreign occupation - a medieval Czech jester entertains a German king and his French wife, or a modern Czech villager helps a Bavarian hunter and his French wife find wild boar in Bohemia - the story switches back and forth between the two plots and time-periods.

Movie

Pleasant Moments (2006)
Hezké chvilky bez záruky WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 대책 없는 인생 / Hezké chvilky bez záruky …
Hana is a psychologist and a thoroughly independent woman. Her unemployed husband, jealous of his wife, finds a younger girlfriend, but their teenage son Honzik is frustrated; everyone ignores him. Hana's patient Eva, an attractive middle-aged woman, is having problems with her 25-year-old son; she is in love with her son's friend and her son is offended by her behavior. To complete the circle, he falls in love with Hana and Honzik is utterly disgusted by their affair. Another of Hana's patients is Dub, a millionaire who can have pretty much anything, or anyone, he wants. He wants Hana. But he can't have her.