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Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself

Original title: Sedím na konári a je mi dobre
  • 1989
  • 1h 50m
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7.6/10
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Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
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Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl and live together in a deserted house. Fanatic communist, Zelmira, wants to turn their world upside-down.Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl and live together in a deserted house. Fanatic communist, Zelmira, wants to turn their world upside-down.Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl and live together in a deserted house. Fanatic communist, Zelmira, wants to turn their world upside-down.

  • Director
    • Juraj Jakubisko
  • Writers
    • Juraj Jakubisko
    • Jozef Pastéka
  • Stars
    • Bolek Polívka
    • Frantisek Desset
    • Borek Dlouhý
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Juraj Jakubisko
    • Writers
      • Juraj Jakubisko
      • Jozef Pastéka
    • Stars
      • Bolek Polívka
      • Frantisek Desset
      • Borek Dlouhý
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bolek Polívka
    Bolek Polívka
    • Pepe
    Frantisek Desset
    • Zandár
    Borek Dlouhý
    Ivan Drozdy
    Judita Durdiaková
    Zita Furková
    Zita Furková
    • Funkcionárka
    Adela Gáborová
    Stanislav Hodos
    Deana Horváthová
    Deana Horváthová
    • Zelmira
    Markéta Hrubesová
    Markéta Hrubesová
    • Ester
    Erik Jamrich
    • Speaker
    Ján Króner Jr.
    Nora Kuzelová
    • Matrikárka
    Stefan Kvietik
    Stefan Kvietik
    • Kornet
    Miroslav Machácek
    Miroslav Machácek
    • Krisrofíc
    Ján Melkovic
    Ján Mildner
    Hana Militká
    • Director
      • Juraj Jakubisko
    • Writers
      • Juraj Jakubisko
      • Jozef Pastéka
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    9/10
    Rich, moving depiction of survival in the sea of history
    Twenty years after Birds, Orphans & Madmen, Jakubisko essentially reworked the same material into a wonderful narrative about ordinary people surviving within the sea of Eastern European history. But here the gratuitous ugliness of the earlier film is replaced by a fable-like wonder and deep affection for the characters. Two men fight to make a life for themselves -- and eventually for the damaged woman they come to love -- as the devastation of WWII is replaced by the oppression of communism. The mix of humour, romance and tragedy is reminiscent of Kusturica.
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    • Oct 21, 2000

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1989 (Czechoslovakia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • Slovak
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Siedzę na gałęzi i jest mi dobrze
    • Production companies
      • Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT)
      • Taurus Film
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      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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