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Exterior shots of Telč, a historical town on the UNESCO World Heritage lists, costumes worn during the first third of the twentieth century, comic elements and a fairy-tale ending. All this is in the grotesquely dramatic story that unravels in the imaginary township called Wanderville. Wanderwille indeed...twelve-year-old Ondra has been wandering about aimlessly since the death of his beloved grandfather, though he tries hard to pull himself together and be in control again. He is being hindered in his intentions by the arrogant mayor anf his toady councilors and also by the mayor´s wife, who has decided that for her new fashion salon she must have the house where Ondra´s grandfather sold books. It seems that all will be resolved in peace, when Heliodromus the fortune-teller comes to Wanderwill - he sees beneath the surface of things and right into people´s hearts. At his advice, Ondra starts searching for real riches in his grahdfather´s bookshop, wealth that will help him get on in life, riches that nobody can ever take away from him.
HD | 93´ | © 2009
director(s): Pavel Jandourek
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Václav Holanec
director of photography: Asen Šopov
cast: Vladimír Javorský, Štěpán Krtička, Josef Somr, Petra Šemberová, Iva Janžurová, Pavel Zedníček, Igor Bareš, Linda Rybová, Oldřich Navrátil and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English