''How Poets Wait for a Miracle'' () is a 2016 Czech comedy film directed by

Dušan Klein Dušan Klein (born Július Klein; 21 June 1939 – 9 January 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter of Slovak-Jewish origin. His most notable work is the comedic hexalogy "Poets". From 1990 to 2002, he was an university teacher. Biogra ...

and written by Ladislav Pecháček. The final installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by ''

How the World Is Losing Poets ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' () is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella ''Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky'' by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1982. The first of the "Poets hexalogy ...

'' (1982), ''

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions ''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 Lo ...

'' (1985), ''

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 ''Konec básníků v Čechách'' is a 1993 Czech comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The fourth installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' (198 ...

'' (1993), and ''

Jak básníci neztrácejí naději ''Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The fifth installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' ...

'' (2004). The film stars Pavel Kříž and David Matásek as two lifelong friends, now in their fifties and still looking for love and the perfect job, and now also dealing with a child.

Synopsis

Štěpán's wife, Anička, with whom he fell in love in the last film, has died and left him as a single dad and a 50-year-old hypochondriac. His two close friends, Kendy and Karas, help him raise his son, Štěpán Jr. Kendy has decided he is done directing commercials; instead, he wants to try his hand at making a feature film. Štěpán works as the deputy head of the hospital ward and fights constantly with Vendulka, the new director. His attractive neighbour, Zuzana, a photographer, becomes his new love interest.

Cast and characters

Pavel Kříž Pavel Kříž (born 18 April 1961 in Brno) is a Czech actor and psychotherapist. In December 2010 Kříž won the fourth season of StarDance with his professional partner Alice Stodůlková. Selected filmography Film * '' Jak svět přich� ...

as Štěpán 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 * Filip Antonio as Štěpán Šafránek Jr. *

Lukáš Vaculík Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984) * '' Tankový prapor'' (1991) * '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999) * '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ...

as Karas *

Linda Rybová Linda Rybová (born 15 October 1975) is a Czech actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1989. She voiced Sarah Angelo in the Czech dub of the 2002 action-adventure video game ''Mafia "Mafia", as an informal or general term, is o ...

as Zuzana * Emily Laura Hassmannová as Vanesa / Eva Rybářová *

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 *

Eva Jeníčková Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * ...

as Vendulka * Denisa Nesvačilová as Majka *

Tereza Brodská Tereza Brodská (born 7 May 1968) is a Czech actress. She is the daughter of Czech acting couple Vlastimil Brodský and Jana Brejchová. Brodská performed her first acting role in 1972. She has performed in long-running Czech soap ''Ulice ' ...

as Ute *

Eva Holubová Eva Holubová (born 7 March 1959) is a Czech actress. She is known for having cured herself of alcoholism. She received a Czech Lion Award in 2000 for her supporting role in the film ''Ene Bene'', and in 2006, she won the award for Best Actres ...

as head nurse Vojtěcha *

Nela Boudová Nela or NELA may refer to: People * Nela (name), a given name and surname * Nela (footballer), Angolan footballer NELA * National Electric Light Association, a defunct organization in the United States * New England Library Association * Northeast ...

as schoolteacher, Karas's girlfriend *

Miroslav Táborský Miroslav Táborský (born 9 November 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actor who has appeared in Czech television series, as well as in American films. Táborský studied physics at the University of Hradec Králové, and then graduated ...

as Hanousek * Kateřina Táborská as Hanousková *

Pavel Zedníček Pavel Zedníček (born 1 November 1949 in Hoštice-Heroltice) is a Czech actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1976 and 2011. Filmography External links Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zednicek, Pavel 1949 births Living ...

as Písařík * Martin Kraus as Písařík Jr. *

Oldřich Navrátil Oldřich Navrátil (born 21 October 1952) is a Czech stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in 75 films and television shows since 1976 and starred in the 1982 film ''Incomplete Eclipse'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin Intern ...

as Nádeníček * Václav Svoboda as Venoš Pastyřík *

Tomáš Töpfer Tomáš Töpfer (born 10 January 1951) is a Czech Republic, Czech film and television actor and politician. He was named Best Actor at the 1995 Alfréd Radok Awards. At the 2006 Thalia Awards he won the category of Best Actor in an Operetta or Mus ...

as Dr. Sahulák *

František Ringo Čech František Ringo Čech (born 9 July 1943) is a Czech musician, politician, and writer. Life and career Early musical career: 1959–1965 František Čech was born in Prague in 1943 to František Čech Pražský, a musician of Viennese origin. F ...

as lifeguard Bouchal *

Markéta Hrubešová Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English ...

as Ivetka * Henrieta Hornácková as assistant Vycpálková *

Jiří Strach Jiří Strach (born 29 September 1973) is a Czech film director and actor. He is considered one of the most talented and kindest Czech film directors of the 21st century. Among his most successful films are the fairy tales ''Angel of the Lord'' ( ...

as hotel porter *

Jiří Lábus Jiří Lábus (born 26 January 1950) is a Czech actor, comedian and voice actor. Career Jiří Lábus was born on 26 January 1950 in Prague. From a young age, Jiří Lábus was fascinated by theatre and cinema, often attending performances and l ...

as old man * Rudolf Hrušínský Jr. as old man *

Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 – 16 May 2022) was a Czech film and theatre actor. Biography He originally began studying acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and later moved to Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts i ...

as old man *

Libuše Švormová Libuše Švormová (born 23 August 1935) is a Czech actress. She has appeared in over 45 films and television shows since 1959. Selected filmography * ''Lovers in the Year One'' (1973) * ''How to Wake a Princess ''How to Wake a Princess'' () ...

as nurse *

Leoš Mareš Leoš Mareš (born 27 April 1976) is a Czech television and radio presenter and singer. He has hosted a number of singer search television programmes, including '' Česko hledá SuperStar'', ''X Factor'' and '' Hlas Česko Slovenska''. He joined ...

as doctor

References

External links

* 2016 films 2016 comedy films Czech comedy films Czech sequel films 2010s Czech-language films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub