The common theme of the short story film is the famous duels between two important historical figures: Pushkin and Casanova. Pushkin's tragic duel, which ended his life prematurely, is portrayed in connection with the creation of his short story "The Dirty Shot", while Casanova's story is conceived in a rather ironic and humorous way. The point is that the famous seducer never actually seduced, on the contrary, all his life he was in a constant battle with female seductions.
Writing
Deconstructs two icons with wicked irony
Acting
Marek Vašut broods magnificently as Pushkin
Direction
Soukup balances tragedy and farce deftly
Director
Jaroslav Soukup
Marek Vašut
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Zlata Adamovská
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Jiří Bartoška
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Lukáš Vaculík
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Karel Greif
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Vladimír Ráž
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Michaela Kuklová
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Pavel Nový
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Táňa Fischerová
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Veronika Freimanová
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Hana Talpová
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Pavel Rímský
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pushkin's actual death in 1837 mirrored his fictional duels so closely that Russians still debate which came first: the art or the fatal obsession.
The Casanova segment draws from his real memoirs where he frequently depicts himself fleeing amorous pursuits rather than initiating them—history's greatest rebranding job, undone.
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