The Halftime of Happiness
Poločas štěstí
Synopsis
Fifty-year-old Ondřej Bozděch delivers coal around Prague's Žižkov district and he loves it more than anything. He has spent his whole life here and knows all the cellars. He lives his ordinary life among the Žižkov tenement houses, enjoying the joys and sorrows of his teenage daughter Markéta and his restless son Ondra. His best friend is his driver Karel, a former mathematician who once had to leave his job at a research institute for political reasons. Although Karel is an engineer and a completely different person than the straightforward Ondrej, he has become almost a member of the Bozděch family over time. But times are changing. The old houses of Žižkov disappear one by one, Markéta has to get married and Karel is offered to return to his original profession. Ondřej has to stop and think about what kind of life he is living...
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Josef Vinklář
Ondřej Bozděch
Jiří Adamíra
Karel
Slávka Španková
Bozděchová
Hana Maciuchová
Monika
Zora Jandová
Markéta
Milan Šimáček
Ondra
Jiří Schwarz
Honza
Miroslav Paleček
Lochman
Dana Syslová
Lída
Viola Zinková
Jana
Zdeněk Dítě
Vrchní
Viktor Maurer
Nápadník
Ladislav Potměšil
Matousek
Zdeněk Hodr
Inženýr
Rudolf Hrušínský
Mirek
Ferdinand Krůta
Benda
Adolf Filip
Hámos
Jiří Růžička
Kuchař
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Zbyněk Brynych
- Screenplay & Story
- Vojtěch Měšťan
- Original Score
- Jiří F. Svoboda
- Original Title
- Poločas štěstí
- Country of Origin
- Czechoslovakia
- Spoken Languages
- Czech
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Zbyněk Brynych
Vojtěch Měšťan, Miloslav Vydra, Jaroslav Machek
Jiří F. Svoboda
Emil Sirotek
Miroslav Hájek
Department Leadership Roster
Vojtěch Měšťan
Screenplay
Zbyněk Brynych
Director
Jiří F. Svoboda
Original Music Composer
Svatava Sophová
Costume Design
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jiří Matolín
Production Design
Emil Sirotek
Director of Photography
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What is The Halftime of Happiness about?
Fifty-year-old Ondřej Bozděch delivers coal around Prague's Žižkov district and he loves it more than anything. He has spent his whole life here and knows all the cellars. He lives his ordinary life among the Žižkov tenement houses, enjoying the joys and sorrows of his teenage daughter Markéta and his restless son Ondra. His best friend is his driver Karel, a former mathematician who once had to leave his job at a research institute for political reasons. Although Karel is an engineer and a completely different person than the straightforward Ondrej, he has become almost a member of the Bozděch family over time. But times are changing. The old houses of Žižkov disappear one by one, Markéta has to get married and Karel is offered to return to his original profession. Ondřej has to stop and think about what kind of life he is living...
Who directed The Halftime of Happiness?
The Halftime of Happiness was directed by Zbyněk Brynych.
Who stars in The Halftime of Happiness?
The principal cast of The Halftime of Happiness includes Josef Vinklář, Jiří Adamíra, Slávka Španková, Hana Maciuchová, Zora Jandová.
When was The Halftime of Happiness released and how long is it?
The Halftime of Happiness was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for The Halftime of Happiness?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Halftime of Happiness was composed by Jiří F. Svoboda.