A Grand Finale of Some Like It Czech: The Unforgettable Comedy “Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet”

The third season of English-friendly screenings of Czech movies held by the “Some Like It Czech” project is coming to an end.

The farewell film before the summer break will be a masterful parody of pulp detective novels Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet. The fanciful slapstick satire by Oldřich Lipský will be screened at Cinema Aero on the 19th of June.

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Forget Hercule Poirot and solve a Prague mystery with world famous detective Nick Carter in the Czech classic movie Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978, watch the trailer).

The dashing American armed with a genius mind and cutting-edge inventions arrives in Prague to tackle a case perplexing the local police.

Fluent in Czech by the time he leaves New York, Carter is poised to arrest the mysterious criminal nicknamed the Gardener, and solve the case of the Mozart-sensitive Adela. As Detective Carter slowly uncovers the case, he also finds himself falling in love with the city and its beer, sausages, local pubs, and the beauty of Czech women.

In this bizarre detective satire, director Oldřich Lipský crafts a masterful parody of pulp detective novels, set against the backdrop of Belle Époque of Prague.

To create a frisky, colorful world of genius gadgets and extraordinary plants he teamed up with the best Czechoslovakian artists of that time such as costume designer Theodor Pištěk jr., who later won an Oscar for the costumes for Forman’s Amadeus, or Jan Švankmajer, a respectable Czech animator who brought alive the main star of the movie – the carnivorous plant Adela. 

By screening this beloved comedy, a project Some Like It Czech will conclude its third season. “In the last 9 months we held 9 events, which were attended by 1 800 wonderful visitors who learned a thing or two about the culture, history, and language of our small but mighty country,” says one of the organizers Šárka Bekrová.

All these screenings are usually accompanied by English subtitles and quick movie introductions so that foreign viewers could better understand the context of the film. This time, it will be no different. A brisk introduction will be provided by Julia Ruth Worland, an American comedian who cannot wait to gloss over Carter’s first encounter with Czech peculiar culture.

So don’t miss the grand finale of your favorite screening cycle and intersperse the hot days with the visit of Kino Aero hiding in the shadow of one of the Žižkov courtyards. You’ll get the unique opportunity to watch the Czech cult classic with an international crowd, meet new fellow expats, and discuss with them your summer plans over the glass of that night’s special drink – Jungle Gin.

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