The Elementary School

The Elementary School

1991 · 100 min · CS · 7.4 (43 votes)
Dir. Jan Svěrák · Starring Václav Jakoubek, Radoslav Budáč, Jan Tříska, Zdeněk Svěrák, Libuše Šafránková, Rudolf Hrušínský · Music Jiří F. Svoboda
ComedyDrama

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict - but also very just. His weakness is his interest in young women. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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A gentle, nostalgic look at childhood innocence and the formative power of a strict but fair teacher. It feels like a warm memory of school days, full of wry observations and understated charm.

wrynostalgicheartwarmingcharmingsteadyperiod dramacoming-of-agegentle comedychildhoodeducationmoralityinnocence
teacherschool1940s
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