I Served the King of England (film)

I Served the King of England Czech Obsluhoval jsem anglickho krle is a 2006 Czech comedy film written and directed by Ji Menzel, based on the novel I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal. It is Menzels sixth adaptation of the works of Hrabal for film.

Jan Dt has been released from a Czech prison just before the very end of his 15year sentence and is settling in a town near the border between Czechoslovakia and Germany. He occupies his time with rebuilding a deserted house, and begins to recall his past, where he says that his main wish in life was to be a millionaire. Jan begins his career as a frankfurter vendor at a railroad station, and quickly learns the power of money and the influence it exerts over people.At one point during his reminiscences, a young woman, Marcela, and her older traveling companion, a professor, settle in the area. Jan and Marcela develop a mutual attraction, although it remains physically unconsumated. The film continues to alternate between past and present, as the relationship between the older Jan and the new neighbors develops. ........

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