In "Beauty in Trouble," Marcela(Anna Geislerova) moves out of her home, taking her two children, Kuba(Adam Misik) and Lucina(Michaela Mrvikova), to live with her mother(Jana Brejchova), and her husband, Risa(Jiri Schmitzer), in their small apartment. Marcela's husband, Jarda(Roman Luknar), is involved in stripping
stolen cars, at least since a devastating flood wrecked their home. One day one of Jarda's associates steals the wrong car(one with a satellite tracking system), belonging to Evzen(Josef Abrham), a wealthy man who spends most of his time in Tuscany. As Jarda heads to prison, Evzen starts taking an interest in Marcela... Populated by more than its share of its bad marriages, "Beauty in Trouble" is an intriguing movie about the class structure in post-Communist Czech Republic. Evzen is kind, simply because he can afford to be, a luxury none of the other characters can attest to. For example, he was out of the country when the floods hit, which Marcela's family suffered through and which may have forced Jarda into an illegal activity. Instead of being open towards his family, Risa is remarkably hostile towards their presence. Look, I am the last person to complain about manners but still...Regardless of how little we may have to share, family is family, right?
June 22, 2008
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