Happy End is a 1966 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Old?ich Lipský. Theodor Pi?t?k designed the costumes for the film. The film is told backwards, beginning with the protagonist's death (which he describes as his birth) and ending with his birth (described as his death).
Video Happy End (1966 film)
Plot
Happy end tells the life story of a butcher named Bed?ich Frydrych; however, it is told entirely in reverse, giving rise to a different story than the one a forward-flowing narrative would depict. It thus begins with Bed?ich's birth (his execution by guillotine), followed by a childhood spent in school (prison), whereupon he sets out into the world and soon marries, although he has to assemble his wife-to-be from various parts (killing and dismembering her, after finding out she is having an affair).
The reversed chronology also applies to dialogue: lines are read in an ostensibly reversed order, variously resulting in sheer situational comedy and dada.
Maps Happy End (1966 film)
Cast
- Vladimír Men?ík - Butcher Bed?ich Frydrych
- Jaroslava Obermaierová - Julie
- Josef Abrhám - Ptá?ek
- Bohu? Záhorský - Father-in-law
- Stella Zázvorková - Mother-in-law
- Jaroslav ?tercl - Constable
- Helena R??i?ková - Brunette
- Josef Hlinomaz - Commissioner
- Martin R??ek - Prosecutor
- Ji?í Steimar
- Bed?ich Prokos - Priest
- Mirko Musil - Warden
External links
- Happy End on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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