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05/09/08 03:15 AM
I Served the King of England (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 6 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.1/10
Rated: 15
Runtime: 2 hrs
Runtime: 2 hrs
Theatrical Release: 09-05-2008
Synopsis:
Director Jirí Menzel and novelist Bohumil Hrabal teamed up with Oscar-winning results for the classic CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS, and this Czech film repeats their pairing. I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND follows Jan Dite through his life which, as a man living in 1930s Czechoslovakia, has more... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Ivan Barnev, Oldøich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Marian Labuda, Milan Lasica
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Top Critic This magical realist memoir of the small men (and women) in history is a sprawling carnivalesque treat - as tall and refreshing as a tankard of Czech beer and with the same bitter aftertaste.
04/30/08 05:41 AM
Top Critic The film's strength %u2013 it's whimsy %u2013 is also its weakness, with Menzel often letting his guard drop and letting the novel run away with the screenplay. But it's diverting and it's unique.
12/13/07 11:45 PM
A funny and charming take on the basic Horatio Alger model, deepened by the filmmakers' invocations of the history of cinema and the national character of Czechoslovakia.
10/14/07 03:38 PM
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07/14/07 03:18 AM
Top Critic Menzel’s crowdpleaser flies lightly through heavy topics such as Nazism, Sudeten Germans and Communism, with more than a wink to silent comedy.
07/12/07 12:49 PM
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