Big Beat

Big Beat (1993)

Šakalí léta

A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock'n'roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.

Date of release
1993-12-09
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Director
Jan Hřebejk

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Prague
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Czech Lion for Best Film

Big Beat is a 1993 Czech musical comedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. It is set in 1959 in Prague's Hotel International. The film was Hřebejk's breakthrough box-office hit and the first feature film made by Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovsky as a directing-writing team. Jarchovsky wrote the script based on a story by Petr Šabach. The music and lyrics were written for the film by singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas, and veteran cameraman Jan Malir also worked on the film. The film won four Czech Lion awards, including Best Film of 1993, Best Director (Hřebejk), Best Actor and Best Original Score.

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