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I Served the King of England

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

2006

A clever, ambitious young waiter in interwar Czechoslovakia schemes and charms his way up the ranks of grand hotels, dreaming of becoming a millionaire, even as history sweeps his fortunes toward the absurd. Jiří Menzel's lush, wry tragicomedy.

Why it’s here

Jiri Menzel's Czech-language adaptation of Bohumil Hrabal.