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Director
Jan Šikl
Original idea
Jan Šikl
Producer
Jan Šikl
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Jan Daňhel
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Private Century - Small Russian Clouds of Smoke

Soukromé století - Ruské obláčky kouře, Czech Republic, 2007, 52 min, Archive, IDF Video Library

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Small Russian Clouds of Smoke tells the story of the Popov family who settled in Prague and became one of prominent families of the pre-war Russian emigration in Czechoslovakia. The private and political turmoil which he captured on film offers a unique account of life seventy years ago. Russian emigrant Vladimír Dimitrievič Popov and his family settled in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s. Cigarette machines that were Popov's invention secured a decent living for him. Popov was successful in running his business and he strove to do the same with his family, mainly his daughters Gali and Marusja. The personalities of the two women were as different as were their lives. While the amiable Gali adapted to the Czech environment well and settled there, resistant Marusja sought her own way and in the end returned back to the Soviet Union.

Director:

Jan Šikl

Producer:

Jan Šikl

Dramaturgy:

Jan Gogola ml.

Original idea:

Jan Šikl

Screenplay:

Jan Šikl

Sound:

Daniel Němec