Vlastníci

Je n'aurais pas pu mieux choisir pour mon anniversaire. Une pièce de théâtre géniale déclinée dans une version cinématographique non moins géniale, le tout interprété par nos actrices et acteurs phares. Et parmi eux, il y a Klára Melíšková (rencontrer un cas pareil à une réunion de propriétaires… oh joie !) et Tereza Voříšková (je continuerai à l’appeler comme ça) qui, à mes yeux, tirent distinctement leurs épingles du jeu. Ça ne veut pas dire que les autres n’excellent pas également, mais ces deux-là méritent vraiment le Lion. Une tragicomédie tchèque étonnamment piquante de réalisme. Mes félicitations à Jiří Havelka ! (23/03/2020)

I sadly didn't have fun the way I should have (or wanted to). The characters are all overly exaggerated caricatures for my taste, although I can't say that I don't know a representative of each group personally, and all their replicas and dialogue skirmishes mostly only sound like a well- written script, but still lacking something real. The actors, headed by Jiří Lábus and Teresa Ramba, help it as much as they can with their utmost efforts, and the result is not a bad, but rather an awkward bitter comedy that can only dream of being as good as Forman's or Papoušek’s dissections of human nature. (13/02/2021)

An hour and a half of concentrated depression. I didn’t see the play, but it must have made you think about ending it all after seeing it. The acting’s great, apart from some minor exaggeration and (in my eyes rather forced) attempts at humor, but this is popular with the viewers, so I quite understand. I was surprised how realistic the portrayal of the owners was, and I would have gone for a more vicious ending, causing greater catharsis. (03/01/2022)

A wonderful micro-comedy from an environment that inspires by its very potential. Jiří Havelka is an interesting personality of today. As an actor, he is handsome but awkward, but as a director he is creative and one of the best from the new Studio Ypsilon generation. His film Owners has a great, even stellar (by Czech standards) cast. Excellent turn of phrase and especially comedic timing. Bear with Us offered a similar kind of humor, but I feel that I will indeed be returning to Owners on a regular basis. "You can build an elevator from the second floor!" (28/11/2019)

If Ramba’s in it, it's a given that it's not going to suck. And not just that clever girl but the whole bunch of her colleagues gave it their all. It was so damn real I wanted to cover my eyes. I know this, I've heard this, I hear this a lot, that's exactly it, I can't believe it. These were the thoughts going through my head. The kind of atmosphere that makes you want to escape, but at the same time you want more. I’m not giving it full marks because I didn't like the ending of the film at all. And by that I don't mean how it ended, but the manner in which it ended. I didn't like the choice of music and the last 5 minutes or so evoked mixed feelings in me. Otherwise, it was awesome. 4.5 stars. (26/11/2019)