''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' () is a 1985 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein, together with Ladislav Pecháček. The second in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by '' How the World Is Losing Poets'' (1982) and followed by ''

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' () is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The third installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by '' How the World Is Lo ...

'' (1988), '' Konec básníků v Čechách'' (1993), '' Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' (2004), and '' Jak básníci čekají na zázrak'' (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž and David Matásek, and focuses on the young poet Štěpán Šafránek as he studies to become a doctor in Prague.

Synopsis

Friends and former small-town classmates Štěpán and Kendy are both studying in Prague—Štěpán is taking medicine at

Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...

, while Kendy studies directing at FAMU. Kendy's studies are going well, but Štěpán struggles, both with course load and with finances. Kendy advises his friend to make connections with a rich family by meeting their eighteen-year-old daughter, Saša, who, though not quite attractive, longs for a boyfriend. Štěpán's attempt at courtship ends in disaster, however. He subsequently meets a beautiful medical student nicknamed "the cave", who is also romantically pursued by the unpleasant Dr. Fast. Štěpán attempts to impress her by acing his studies, but in the end, his quest ends in disappointment.

Cast and characters

* Pavel Kříž as Štepán Šafránek *

David Matásek David Matásek (born 14 February 1963) is a Czech actor and musician. He is known for being a stable cast member of the "Poets hexalogy", which includes the 1982 film ''How the World Is Losing Poets'', and as the guitarist in the early 1990s pun ...

as Kendy *

Míla Myslíková Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková (14 February 1933 – 11 February 2005) was a Czech actress. She appeared in over 90 films and television shows from 1954 till 1993. She starred in the 1974 film ''Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into ...

as Šafránková * Adriana Tarábková as "the cave" *

Karel Roden Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in ''Hellboy'' and '' The Bourne Supremacy'', and his voice work in ''Grand Theft Auto IV''. Life and career Roden followed his father and grandfather into acting. ...

as Honza Antoš * Eva Jeníčková as Vendulka "Utěšitelka" * Joseph Dielle as Numira "Mireček" * Václav Svoboda as Venoš Pastyřík *

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of ...

as Adolf Valerián *

Zdeněk Svěrák Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films. Career In 1958, he graduated in Czec ...

as Dr. Zajíc *

Jiří Štěpnička Jiří Štěpnička (born 16 April 1947) is a Czech actor and Dubbing, dubber. Selected filmography Film * ''Pasáček z doliny'' (1984) * ''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' (1985) * ''Victims and Murderers'' (2000) * ''In the Shadow (201 ...

as Dr. Fast * Lucie Juricková as Saša * Jan Přeučil as Dr. Sejkora *

Josef Somr Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film '' Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 Ap ...

as Prof. Ječmen * Michaela Dolinová as Eva * Adolf Filip as Kendy's dad (uncredited) * Ondřej Vetchý as Karabec (uncredited)

References

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* 1985 films Czechoslovak comedy films Czech comedy films 1985 comedy films Czech sequel films 1980s Czech-language films 1980s Czech films Czech-language comedy films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub