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Empties (Vratn� lahve) (2007)

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The long-anticipated seriocomedy Empties constitutes director Jan Sverak's third installment in his trilogy on aging that commenced with The Elementary School (1991) and continued with the beloved Kolya (1996). The filmmaker's father, Zdenak Sverak, stars as Josef Tkaloun, a curmudgeonly middle-aged lit teacher who grows exhausted from instructing his demanding, occasionally obnoxious students, and opts to take a hike - into an early retirement. Though his wife, Eliska (Daniela Kolarova) (to

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Jan Sver�k

Written By: Zdenek Sver�k

In Theaters: Mar 8, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Oct 6, 2009

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Critic Reviews for Empties (Vratn� lahve)

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In Empties, father-son Czech collaborators in the Oscar-winning Kolya focus on how poorly a cantankerous high school teacher adapts to what amounts to forced retirement.

June 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Greg Quill

Toronto Star

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Sverak's work anchors a cast that delivers a series of delicately executed performances as the actors bring to life a great range of lightly comic characters.

September 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

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Under Sverak's shrewdly unforced direction, other thesps are natural and appealing.

July 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Eddie Cockrell

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[An] affecting Czech sort-of-romantic comedy.

June 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

For Vratn� lahve (Empties), the Czech father and son duo Zdenek and Jan Sver�k only slightly rework the recipe for their Oscar-winning film Kolya.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: european-films.net

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Boyd van Hoeij

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Good solid film with full-blooded characters with universal indentifiabilty...a hair long for it's own good, it still is one of those rare flicks that makes you think. Photography as absolutely stunning!

May 1, 2008