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Peacock

 “To become the first truly realistic playwright, he had to feel what it is to be the last romantic.” That may be the description of the early years of Czech theatre classic, Ladislav Stroupežnický. A comedy in three acts parodies the clichés of TV staged documentaries and creates its own idea of the famous playwright and the first artistic director of the National Theatre, (un)covered in the history and literature textbooks. Or in the words of the filmmakers, it’s got it all: suspense, humor, violence, hope, emotions, nudity, sex and of course, a happy ending. 

  • Czech Republic
  • 2015, 26 min
  • Director: Ondřej Hudeček
  • Director of photography: Ondřej Hudeček
  • Editor: Ondřej Hudeček
  • Screenplay: Jan Smutný, Ondřej Hudeček
  • Cast: Julius Feldmeier, Cyril Dobrý, Marie Poulová
  • Art Director: Anna Mayerová, Petra Vencelidesová
  • Producer: Ondřej Hudeček, Ondřej Šejnoha
  • Production: FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts

PROJECTIONS
22.1. 18:30 Praha | Světozor - Small Hall

Ondřej Hudeček

Ondřej Hudeček

Ondřej Hudeček (1987, Czechoslovakia) studied directing and cinematography at Trebas Institute in Montrealu and at the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 2014, he participated on the Berlinale Talents program. His previous short films, such as O-Ring (2011), Years (2012) or Karaoke (2012), were featured and awarded at many festivals. His short film Peacock won this year’s FAMUFEST and after being screened at Karlovy Vary and Toronto film festivals it is now selected for the Sundance film festival competition.