Miroslav Horníček
1918 - 2003Z tohoto pobytu vytěžil knihu fejetonůJavorové listy, uveřejňovaných původně v Literárních novinách. Po návratu z Montrealu se společně s režisérem Vladimírem Svitáčkem pustili do televizního projektu, který mu přinesl obrovskou popularitu. Scéna byla jednoduchá. Uprostřed publika byl stolek, u kterého seděl nad lahví červeného vína Horníček se svým hostem. Promlouval s takovými osobnostmi, jako byli mj. Jan Werich, Jan Pivec, Jiří Sovák, Július Satinský a Milan Lasica. Do svých rozhovorů vkládal inteligentní humor, který oslovuje mnohé diváky i dnes. V roce 2004 vyšla v reedici kniha Hovory H.. Pořad se vysílal v letech 1968–1971, s nástupem normalizace byl však zrušen. Dochovaly se z něj vzácné televizní záznamy, pořad vyšel i na gramofonových deskách firmy Supraphon, později i na CD. V Plzni je na jeho počest od roku 2000 pojmenováno Horníčkovo divadlo. Byla zde 10. listopadu 2003 odhalena pamětní deska.
Platit prosím
František Lukáš
Jiří Sovák, Theodor Pištěk
The director of the company Restaurants and Canteens arrives to attend a screening of a film made in various restaurants. A group of villagers come in to one of the restaurants for their lunch. The two waiters carry on chatting and ignore their customers. The head waiter finally brings them a crumpled menu, but whatever they order, he crosses off the menu and urges them to order something they do not want. In another restaurant a customer complains he has found a button in his sauce. The waiter promises to get him another portion but, once out of sight, he simply takes the button out of the food and brings back the same plate on which he has carelessly rearranged the food. Other customers are trying to pay but the staff point to the waiter with the wallet; he, however, is absorbed in watching a chess game and is neglecting his duties.
Bill, Please
Byl jednou jeden král...
Bořivoj Zeman
Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian
A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three daughters to name the measure of their love for him. When one of them says, "more than salt", he banishes her from the kingdom. Not understanding what she meant the King assumes love can only be measured by precious metals or one's own talent, the 'correct' answers from his other two daughters. The arrogance of the King leads him to gather all the salt in the kingdom and destroy it. Of course, this backfires as he slowly learns the universal value of the substance, and of course, the essence of his daughter's reply. With the help of the wise and magical old 'herb woman', the King also learns what it means to be a true and wise ruler.
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Kinoautomat
Radúz Činčera, Ján Roháč
Karla Chadimová, Miroslav Horníček
Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.
Kinoautomat
Mladá léta
Václav Krška
Eduard Cupák, Nataša Tanská
Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he becomes the supply teach in Litomyšl, he has already written his first book and a number of poems. The local dignitaries await the arrival of the young writer in excited anticipation. Jirásek, however, is sickened by the empty patriotism from the depths of his soul and soon becomes disagreeable to the notables. The district sheriff tries to remove Jirásek from the school and drive him out of town. Unable to do this, the sheriff appoints a pro-Austrian headmaster who attempts to sabotage Jirásek. The students stand behind Jirásek , however, and discontent is not only felt in Litomyšl but throughout Bohemia.
Early Days
When the Woman Butts In
Zdeněk Podskalský
Jana Hlaváčová, Miroslav Horníček
Kam Cert Nemuze by director Zdenek Podskalsky is a routine farce that slowly builds up steam to some rib-tickling slapstick episodes. (Miroslav Hornicek) is a deluded young man who is convinced he is Faust incarnate. This turn of mind leads to some ludicrous situations, such as when he believes a woman is really a cat. Before he can be rounded up and interned wherever they keep people with this type of a problem, love enters his life and the clouds that obscured his vision begin to dissipate.
When the Woman Butts In
