Happy End
Czech Films 2018–2019 2019 / Happy End / Czech Republic 2015
This animated death comedy is a morbid yet entertaining overview of stereotypical Czech characters who are brought together by chance. Told in reverse chronological order, the story has a surprising climax and is given a pleasant sense of rhythm thanks to its lively soundtrack, which alternates brass band music with techno, local hard rock, and the popular hit “Zubatá” (the Grim Reaper) by the Czech New Wave group Pražský výběr.
Synopsis
This animated death comedy is a morbid yet entertaining overview of stereotypical Czech characters who are brought together by chance. Told in reverse chronological order, the story has a surprising climax and is given a pleasant sense of rhythm thanks to its lively soundtrack, which alternates brass band music with techno, local hard rock, and the popular hit “Zubatá” (the Grim Reaper) by the Czech New Wave group Pražský výběr.
Natalia Kozáková
About the film
6 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Jan Saska
/ Screenplay Jan Saska
/ Editor Jan Saska
/ Art Director Jan Saska
/ Producer Kamila Dohnalová
/ Production FAMU
/ Contact FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts
About the director
Jan Saska. Filmography (shorts): The Robbery (2012), That First Time (2012), The Huntsmen (2012), Happy End (2015)
Contacts
FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts
Smetanovo nábřeží 2, 116 65, Praha 1
Czech Republic
E-mail: alexandra.hroncova@famu.cz
Guests
Zdeněk Holý
Producer
Jan Saska
Film Director
Kamila Dohnalová
Festival Organizer, Producer
