Canadian Film Institute
VACLAV

dir. Jiri Vejdelek
Czech Republic
103 minutes
English Subtitles
2008 EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL
Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
Friday, November 28th
7:00 pm
Fortysomething Vaclav Vingl,  nicknamed "Inajiffy" for his nervous energy, lives with his exasperated mother on the family farm. Developmentally challenged and mischievous to the point of being dangerous to others, Vaclav is haunted by the mysterious 1978 death of his father, a father who still ‘visits’ him with regularity, clad in a vintage track suit. Tired of pranks that include being shot at, villagers and family members alike plead with Vaclav’s mother to have him committed. A community showdown becomes inevitable. "VACLAV is an unorthodox yet involving rural drama, culled from true events, that blends elements of RAIN MAN and MY SWEET LITTLE VILLAGE." Eddie Cockrell (Variety)

Vaclav Vingl, dans la quarantaine, vit avec sa mère à bout de nerfs sur la ferme familiale.  Handicapé espiègle au point d'en être dangereux, Vaclav est hanté par le mytérieux décès en 1978 de son père, qui pourtant lui rend visite régulièrement en vieux costume de jogging. Les villageois et les membres de la famille, lassés des tours de Vaclav, y compris de se faire tirer dessus, prient sa mère de le faire interner.  La confrontation devient inévitable dans la collectivité.

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