Capricious Summer (1968)
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Overview
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness...
Where to watch Capricious Summer
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Criterion Channel | — | — |
| Canada | Criterion Channel | — | — |
| Germany | filmingo | filmingo | — |
| Poland | CDA | — | — |
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What is Capricious Summer about?
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness... Capricious Summer is a Comedy, Romance movie, released on 1968-05-24, runtime 74 minutes.
Is Capricious Summer worth watching?
TMDB users rate Capricious Summer 6.5 out of 10 from 35 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Capricious Summer?
In the United States, Capricious Summer streams on Criterion Channel. The table on this page lists 3 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Jiří Menzel
Cast
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Antonín Důra
- Míla Myslíková as Katerina Durová
- Vlastimil Brodský as Major Hugo
- František Řehák as Canon Roch
- Jana Preissová as Anna
- Jiří Menzel as Arnoštek
- Bohuš Záhorský as Starik
- Vlasta Jelínková as Sluzebna
- Alois Vachek as Man in pub
- Bohumil Koška as Man in pub
- Karel Hovorka as Man in pub
- Pavel Bošek as Mayor
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