Perfect Days

Alice Nellis is one of the most distinctive directors of contemporary Czech cinema, and she is needed very much in the Czech Republic. The fact that she is not afraid to make quality contemporary female films is a miracle. Little Girl Blue with Iva Bittová was a minor miracle, while Perfect Days is a bit more conformist but all the more assured. Ivana Chýlková repeatedly does a service to Czech cinema through her leading roles, which work without the slightest hesitation, and without having to borrow any mannerisms to capture the current civility. I'm pleasantly surprised that in this constellation Nellis managed to conciliate all the main (the story of a woman between the ages of 44 and 45) and secondary themes (her gay boyfriend, her unhealthy fixation on her mother, the question of single motherhood and her young lover) without being unnecessarily awkward. (01/22/2013)

In "Perfect Days," I have one basic problem - I saw it first in the theater. Not directed by Alice Nellis with Zuzana Bydžovská in the main role, but in South Bohemian Theater, where the main role was played by Věra Hlaváčková, which probably doesn't mean much to you, but I can comfortably say that I enjoyed the performance very much because the acting performances were excellent. Moreover, stories just look better in the theater, especially if they are primarily intended for the theater. I had a similar feeling, for example, with "Carnage," which was not bad in Polanski's version, but it still felt like a play transferred to the screen, where theatrical elements were suppressed in terms of smaller gestures, although even in this case it wasn't a big difference. The original play was good, the film was also good. In the case of "Perfect Days," it is not completely true. The story did not successfully transfer to the screen in a way that it remained equally funny. However, it is not because Chýlková or Sokol played poorly, on the contrary, they are excellent, especially when compared to the annoying Klepl. Kotek is on the edge between being despised or liked. With the new haircut that the main character creates for him, he looks more sympathetic than the entire Sokol. The problem with the film is that it is a bit stretched and because of that, it doesn't manage to escalate the jokes in a way that they truly sound humorous. You will smile, but you won't roll on the floor laughing. Nevertheless, it is a good adaptation of the play to the screen, which certainly won't offend. Moreover, the theme is very relevant, especially for women. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/warrior-x-ms-1-sibir-5x-rychle-zbesile.html (02/25/2013)