''Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself'' ( sk, Sedím na konári a je mi dobre) is a 1989 Czechoslovak-West German

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writ ...

. It was entered into the main competition at the

46th Venice International Film Festival The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989. Jury The following people comprised the 1989 jury: * Andrei Smirnov: Head of Jury *Néstor Almendros *Pupi Avati *Klaus Maria Brandauer *Danièle Heymann * ...

Synopsis

A tragi-comedy about the end of World War II and the roll call of the communist regime. With this background you have a part-dream sequence story of the two main characters coming back from the war - comedian Pepe and front line soldier Prengel that become best friends after discovering gold together. By coincidence these two meet Ester who is coming back from a concentration camp and now love enters the story with this melancholic Jewish girl. Three homeless people are trying to fulfill their idea of happiness. They chose the wrong time period. The monstrosity of the 1950s is represented by a fanatic young communist, Želmíra, who turns their world upside-down.

Cast

Bolek Polívka Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949, in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright, and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 40 films. Career Polívka first started appearing in films in the 1960s. He graduated from ...

- Pepe *

Ondřej Pavelka Ondřej �ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew. * Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier * Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player * Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer * Ondřej Cverna (born ...

- Prengel *

Deana Horváthová Deana Jakubisková (née Horváthová, born 11 March 1958) is a Slovak film producer and a former stage and film actress. Biography Deana Jakubisková was born on 11 March 1958 in Banská Bystrica. She studied acting at the Academy of Perform ...

- Želmíra *

Štefan Kvietik Štefan is a Slavic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Štefan Babjak (1931–2008), Slovak classical baritone opera singer * Štefan Banič (1870–1941), Slovak inventor who patented an early parachute de ...

- kapitán Kornet *

Markéta Hrubešová Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include: *Markéta Hajdu (born 1974), Czech hammer thrower *Markéta Irglová (born 1988), Czech musician and actress *Markéta Jánská (born 198 ...

- Ester *

Miroslav Macháček Miroslav Macháček (May 8, 1922 – February 17, 1991) was a Czech theatre director and an actor. Life and career Miroslav Macháček was born in Nymburk. His father was a car painter and a custodian of the theater in Nymburk and sometimes wor ...

- Krištofík

Film Awards

* Cran Gavier´99 1999
• Prize for the best film *

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first he ...

1990
• Grand Prize * Festival of Czechoslovak film 1990
• Special Jury Prize *

IFF Stasbourg In logic and related fields such as mathematics and philosophy, "if and only if" (shortened as "iff") is a biconditional logical connective between statements, where either both statements are true or both are false. The connective is bic ...

1990
•Le Prix du Jury and the Alsace Media de Strasbourg Prize *

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

1989
• Certificate of Merit RAI II

References

External links

* Czechoslovak comedy-drama films Slovak comedy-drama films West German films 1980s Czech-language films Slovak-language films 1989 comedy-drama films 1989 films Films directed by Juraj Jakubisko German comedy-drama films 1989 comedy films 1989 drama films 1980s German films {{1980s-comedy-drama-film-stub