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Městem chodí Mikuláš (1995)

Directed by Karel Kachyňa

Overview

Set in a small-town hospital, the film tells the story of the great suffering of a small rascal, nicknamed “Lies and Steals“, who promises his little partner that he will bring St Nicholas - a traditional figure of Czech Advent - to the hospital room. He fails to keep this promise, his efforts being thwarted several times by the pedantic head nurse, who is called the Old Goat. In the course of the plot, the strained relationships between the three adults - the alcoholic Dr. Koníček, the head nurse and the young nurse Pipka - are revealed, all burdened with various resentments, false illusions and disappointed hopes. Despite all the conflicts, and as if by a miracle, there is a kind moment of extraordinary emotional understanding at the end, and Nicholas finally appears in the hospital.

Actors

Daniel Douda | Eliška Balzerová | Josef Abrhám | Alena Mihulová | Kateřina Hrachovcová | Pavel Nový | Barbora Hrzánová | Igor Smržík | Pavel Chalupa | Čestmír Řanda ml. | Taťána Puttová | Lída Plachá | Jiřina Jelenská | Petra Hanžlíková-Tišnovská | Jiří Žák | Petr Bábek | Lucie Čechová | Klára Riedlová | Martin Písařík | Václav Jakoubek | Jaroslav Kejř | Michal Škrabal | Michal Issa | Radoslav Budáč | Petr Vlček | Martin Mafka | Jakub Zdenek | Jan Kubát | Petr Kobylka | Pavel Matoušek