Akumulátor 1 (1994)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Jan Sverák

Writers:

Zdenek Sverák (screenplay) and
Jan Slovák (writer)

Release Date:

24 March 1994 (Czech Republic)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

A refreshing film about fatigue

Plot:

In this movie, TV sets are full of life. If a person is in TV (e.g. because it was filmed on the street) it has a double that's right in the TV set...

Plot Keywords:

TV | Energy | Flight | Sex Guru | Titanic

Awards:

9 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Petr Forman	...	Olda Soukup
Edita Brychta	...	Anna
Zdenek Sverák	...	Fisarek: a natural healer
Bolek Polívka	...	Slezák
Ladislav Smoljak	...	Caretaker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matej Forman
Marketa Frosslova	...	Anicka
Rudolf Hrusínský	...	Pitrysek (as Rudolf Hrusínsky Jr.)
Jan Jíra	...	Healer Skála
Hugo Kaminský	...	Cameo
Jirí Kodet	...	Vasek Mikulik
Robert Kodym	...	Indian
Daniela Kolárová	...	Marta Fisarkova
David Koller	...	Cowboy
Vera Kresadlová	...	Mikulíková
Marián Labuda	...	Teacher Zima
Tereza Pergnerova	...	Jitka
Marek Vasut	...	Advertising Man
Ivan Vyskocil	...	Dr. Stach

Also Known As:

Accumulator 1

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Czech Republic

Language:

English | Czech | Slovak

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18

Company:

Heureka PF

Forget the Matrix and Donnie Darko, Have some Akumulator Fun!!!

I must say I was deeply impressed with this film. It has one of the best concepts of a parallel world; and since reality TV has taken over America, the concept makes me laugh even more. Czech director Jan Sverak is best known for his critically acclaimed films "Koyla" and "Dark Blue World". For some reason this film never got a U.S release. Too bad, because this is one of the most original and creative sci-fi films I've ever seen. The plot concerns Olda, played by Petr Forman (son of director Milos Forman). Olda gets interviewed on live T.V for an opinion poll, now that his image is recorded another person who is him in a parallel T.V world needs energy to live. Every time Olda watches T.V, he looses energy. The T.V starts to mysteriously drain peoples energy till they die. When Olda doesn't watch T.V he gains telepathic type energy. To survive, he even has to take a universal remote everywhere he goes to turn off public televisions. Or else he'll die. The movie is also a comedy and a good way to get people to read more. Ironically actor Petr Forman has a twin brother in real life. Not to worry, his twin brother is not from a parallel world. The Czech Republic has some of the most original and unique films, but for some odd reason U.S distributors don't seem to pay attention. This movie had a small budget of a about 2 million, yet you would never know it. Forget about mindless Hollywood CGI and give Akumulator 1 a try.