Time of the Servants (1990)
"Cas sluhu" (original title)

Dana is young medical student with no self esteem, she can't deal with life, people and even not with herself. After her boyfriend leaves her, she changes to selfish woman, manipulating ... See full summary »

Director:

Irena Pavlásková

Writer:

Irena Pavlásková

Stars:

Ivana Chýlková, Karel Roden, Jitka Asterová

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ivana Chýlková	...	Dana
Karel Roden	...	Milan
Jitka Asterová	...	Lenka
Libor Zidek	...	Lubos
Miroslav Etzler	...	Marek
Eva Holubová	...	Bohunka
Vilma Cibulková	...	Hanka
Daniela Reischlova	...	Gretchen
Helga Cocková	...	Mrs. Stach
Petr Hanicinec	...	Mr. Stach
Miriam Kantorková	...	Lubo's Mother
Jirina Steimarová	...	Landlady
Jirí Brozek	...	Prazak
Bolek Polívka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Petr Cepický	...	Jarsa

Storyline

Dana is young medical student with no self esteem, she can't deal with life, people and even not with herself. After her boyfriend leaves her, she changes to selfish woman, manipulating people and making them to serve her. She plays with her husband, neighbour and friends - for her own good and for fun.

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Plot Keywords:

medical student | friend | diplomatic corps | wallflower | treachery | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

19 March 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flunkey Time

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Cas dluhu (1998)

User Reviews

Unpleasant film

One of the typically Czech unpleasant films, "The time of servants" is about a ruthless and selfish young woman destroying everything in her path until she destroys herself. It is the craftsmanship of the film-makers that succeeds in making you believe that she, through sheer cunning and gall, can get away with it until the very end.

The unpleasantness of a number Czech films is an interesting phenomenon. It was there during the most glorious period of the country's cinematography in the sixties ("A blonde in love" (1965)) but it was kept under control - just like in the best current films ("Kolja"). Is this a prevailing pessimism about the human nature, possibly a reaction against the patently untrue communist idea of the future perfect human being? Are they trying to say that if a film is pleasant it can't be true to life? Somehow, through misdirected intensity, they manage to make the whole film unpleasant instead of just the character that deserves it.