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Czech Dream

director: Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák

original title: Český sen

country: Czech Republic

year: 2004

running time: 87 min.

synopsis

At the beginning of the millennium, a film reality show about a non-existent hypermarket suddenly placed the names Remunda and Klusák into the wider public consciousness. Czech Dream, the title of the film, is also the name that both directors and actors chose for the shopping mall that appears in it. We as viewers go with them through the process of creating the brand and its image. This “hollow image”, essentially a perfect simulacrum, is an apt symbol of consumer culture. It is not only goods that are marketable, but also our desires, ideas, wishes and dreams. The only question is what we are willing to go through to get anything, preferably at a discounted price.

“We wanted to respond to this historical period we’re living in and make a film that puts a smile on the audience’s face that soon turns to a frown.”

Source: iDNES

biography

Vít Klusák (1980) is a Czech director and producer. He attracted public and critical attention with his feature debut Czech Dream (2004), which he made with his regular collaborator Filip Remunda. For his documentary film Caught in the Net (2020), which he co-directed with Barbora Chalupová, he received the Czech Lion and the Czech Film Critics Award.

Filip Remunda (1973) is a Czech director and producer. The duo he forms with Vít Klusák has significantly influenced the local documentary landscape and the shape of public debate. His films include Czech Dream (2004), Czech Peace (2010), and especially the series Czech Journal (2013–2020), which was broadcast by Czech Television.

more about film

director:	Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák
producer:	Helena Machová
editing:	Zdeněk Marek
music:	Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer
sound:	David Hýsek, Michal Gábor

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