The Aristocrats (Aristokratka ve varu)

Duration: 99 mins

Country:  Czech Republic, Slovakia

Rating: All Ages

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jiří Vejdělek

Stars: Hynek Čermák, Tatiana Dyková, Yvona Stolařová, Eliška Balzerová

Synopsis: At their Renaissance chateau in the Czech countryside, Count Frank Kostka (Hynek Čermák), wife Vivien (Tatiana Dyková) and daughter Marie (Yvona Stolařová) live in the company of housekeepers, groundskeepers and holiday tourists. People are no longer as interested in the curse on the chateau as they once were, but Marie doesn’t mind. It gives her plenty of time with Max, the nobleman from the neighbouring Castle Hvězda. Frank, however, is at his wits end as he does not have enough money to pay for salaries or necessary repairs. At this moment, Deniska (Simona Lewandowská), the daughter of the family lawyer, moves in and starts stirring up trouble.

Laugh-out-loud funny, and shot on location in the South Moravia region, The Aristocrats is a frenzy of dysfunctional fun and silver-spoon charm.

SCREENING AS PART OF THE CZECH & SLOVAK FILM FESTIVAL OF AUSTRALIA 2024