How the World Is Losing Poets

How the World Is Losing Poets (Czech: Jak svět přichází o básníky) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1982.[1] The first of the "Poets hexalogy", the title is followed by How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985), How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1988), Konec básníků v Čechách (1993), Jak básníci neztrácejí naději (2004), and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016). [2] The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, and Miroslava Šafránková.

How the World Is Losing Poets
CzechJak svět přichází o básníky
Directed byDušan Klein
Written by
  • Dušan Klein
  • Ladislav Pecháček
Screenplay byDušan Klein
Based onAmatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky
by Ladislav Pecháček
Produced byEliška Nejedlá
Starring
CinematographyEmil Sirotek
Edited byJiří Brožek
Music byZdeněk Marat
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 November 1982 (1982-11-01)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Synopsis

Štepán Šafránek, a high school student with poetic talent, and his friend Kendy, a musician, agree to write and perform a musical play. They rope in various residents of their small town, including Borůvka, a young girl to whom Šafránek ultimately loses his virginity.

Cast and characters

References
  1. "Jak svět přichází o básníky: Proč komunisté nechtěli pustit film do kin?" [How the World Is Losing Poets: Why Didn't the Communists Want to Put the Film in Cinemas?]. iprima.cz (in Czech). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. "Život je kompromis – básnická hexalogie" [Life Is a Compromise – Poets Hexalogy]. filmovyprehled.cz (in Czech). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.


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