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Beauty in Trouble

Monday, July 23, 9:30 pm
N.Y. Premiere—Czech Republic—110 minutes
In Czech with subtitles
Directed by Jan Hrebejk.
Written by Petr Jarchovsky.
With Anna Geislerová, Roman Luknár, Jana Brejchová, Jirí Schmitzer, Emília Vásáryová

Beauty in Trouble explores a young woman’s romantic dilemma. Torn between a primal sexual connection and the need to provide for her children, she loves two men. Set against the backdrop of recent floods in Prague, Beauty in Trouble, in the vein of so many European Indie successes, is full of unexpected twists, humor and amazing performances, culminating in a surprising and paradoxical ending.

Produced by Ondrej Trojan. Director of Photography: Jan Malír. From Menemsha Films.


Accompanying Short:

Rundown

U.S.A.—15 minutes
Written and Directed by Patrick Alexander.
A local TV anchorwoman is involved in a hit and run accident.
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