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… about passion and innocence

Starring: Karel RODEN / "15 Minutes" /

Original title: Kuře melancholik
Length: 96 min.
Picture Format: 1:2.35 - Cinemascope
Sound: Dolby Digital THX
Negativ: KODAK Vision


A dance at the village inn and the enchantment of a midsummer´s night - Alois falls madly in love with Marie. That puts an end to his passionate affaire with Rosa, the innkeeper. An odd flash of lightning ends Marie´s life. Alois is now alone with his four-year-old son Loyzik. On the day of the funeral he resumes his early relationship with Rosa. Their exuberant wedding feast is cut short by Rosa´s fall from a carriage, and the advent of her primitive servant Peppina casts a fateful shadow over the farm…

The film "THE MELANCHOLIC CHICKEN" was nominated by the Czech Film and Television Academy in the public inquiry Czech Lion in nine different categories and acquired two prices.

It was also presented at the following international film festivals:

Seattle International Film Festival
Madridimagen Madrid
International Film Festival "Faces of Love" Moscow
Leeds International Film Festival
Film Festival "Finále Plzeň"
Festival Of Central And Eastern European Film Wiesbaden
International Film Festival - Zlín

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