Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

6.9 (46 votes)• 2010• 105m•Released

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Eugene, an aging man, leads a double life - one real, the other in his dreams. He goes to see a psychoanalyst, who tries to interpret the meaning of his dreams. Eugene finds a way of entering his dream-world at will and finds out about his childhood and what really happened to his parents.

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Languages: Czech

Director: Jan Švankmajer

Starring Cast: Václav Helšus, Klára Issová, Daniela Bakerová, Zuzana Kronerová, Marcel Nemec, Pavel Nový

Cast

Václav Helšus

Milan

Klára Issová

Milada

Daniela Bakerová

Dr. Holubova

Zuzana Kronerová

Milada

Marcel Nemec

Kolega

Pavel Nový

Domovník

Jan Počepický

Antikvář

Jana Oľhová

Prostitutka

Karel Brožek

Šéf

Miroslav Vrba

Fikejz

Ludmila Hanuláková

Pokladní ve Sportipu

Frantisek Polata

Doktor

Juraj Šidelský

Muž běžící za autem

Michal Pokorný

Úředník v práci

Vaclav Jezek

Číšník

Josef Hanel

Zákazník prostitutky

Jiří Říčka

Chlapeček ve vaně

Emília Došeková

Superego

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