Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Jirí Menzel

Escritores:

Bohumil Hrabal (novel)
Jirí Menzel (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 enero 2007 (Czech Republic)

Género:

Comedia | Romance | Guerra

Plot:

A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel.

Plot Keywords:

Waiter | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | 1930s | Window Dresser | Nazi

Premios:

8 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Nice visuals but too many portions of fruit and veg

Reparto

Ivan Barnev	...	Jan Díte, younger
Oldrich Kaiser	...	Jan Díte, older
Julia Jentsch	...	Líza
Martin Huba	...	Skrivánek
Marián Labuda	...	Walden
Milan Lasica	...	Professor
Josef Abrhám	...	Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus	...	Hotel Boss
Jaromír Dulava	...	Waiter Karel
Pavel Nový	...	General
István Szabó	...	Stock Marketeer
Tonya Graves	...	Abyssinian Emperor
Rudolf Hrusínský	...	Tichota
Petr Ctvrtnícek	...	Stockbroker
Jirí Sesták	...	Waiter

También conocida como:

I Served the King of England (International: English title)
Obsluhoval som anglického krála (Slovakia)
Yo serví al rey de Inglaterra (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and nudity.

Duración:

Czech Republic:120 min

País:

Czech Republic | Slovakia

Idioma:

Checo | Alemán

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Slovakia:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Harrachov, Czech Republic

Compañía:

AQS

Trivialidades:

The scenes for the Hotel Pariz restaurant were filmed in the main restaurant in Prague's Obecni Dum (Civic House), just around the corner from the actual Hotel Pariz. Both restaurants were designed in the Art Nouveau style by artist Alphons Mucha, but the Obecni Dum restaurant is larger.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: During the montage of Jan making love to Lise, stock footage is shown of SS men marching through the streets of Prague. The same footage is later reused by flipping the film from left to right, which is evident by the Nazi armbands moving from their left arms to their right arms and swastikas reversing direction.

Banda de Sonido:

Rapsodie krvaveho mesice

Nice visuals but too many portions of fruit and veg

A solidly made film with some good performances, especially from Martin Huba as Skrivanek, the maitre d'. The film seems to linger too much on some of its set-pieces, usually involving naked women either bedecked with an assortment of fruit and flowers or being leered at by rich old duffers. This criticism might be a bit harsh as the sumptuous visuals are integral to the film but I did feel the pace slowing down a bit.

The director, Jiri Menzel, is famous for another Hrabal adaptation, 'Closely Observed Trains' and may have been regarded as a safe pair of hands for this job. However, I do wonder whether a younger director would have made more of the adventurous weaving together of episodes in the book. That said, the film does have a real feel for the flavour and atmosphere of the book. The cast are particularly well chosen and there are some wonderfully characterful faces cropping up.

In short, a pleasant experience but shouldn't garner any awards outside the Czech Republic.