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My Sweet Little Village

Vesnicko ma strediskova (My Sweet Little Village)

1985

Jiří Menzel

János Bán, Marián Labuda, Rudolf Hrusínsky, Petr Cepek ...

7.0

566

Comedy. Drama Comedy about the people who inhabit a small town. For years the overbearing Pavek has endured Otik, the "town idiot," sharing his meals and the front seat of their dump truck. But Otik is such a sweet-natured fool that Pavek, exasperated as he becomes, always relents on his threats to find another partner. This Laurel and Hardy-like pair are at the heart of a comedy which finds humor in an abundance of everyday situations. The town ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This movie is joyful from beginning to end - a small treasure, but a real one (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Whatever the reasons, the Menzel films have become increasingly small and slight and sort of unctuous. They are 'warm,' but it's canned heat"	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"The optimism, if indulgent, is infectious, and the Laurel and Hardski relationship is ultimately moving."	POS
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"If 'My Sweet Little Village' has its moments, you keep wishing that the film were about something more than how wonderful bucolic life is"	NEU

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