For this French-Czech coproduction, director Věra Cais adapted the Bohumil Hrabal's novel in a manner reminiscent of Jiří Menzel's interpretation. Philippe Noiret takes on the main role of Haňťa, an aging paper packer whose unique philosophy brings poetry to the raw activities of his daily life.

Cast / Květa Fialová , Philippe Noiret , Vlastimil Brodský , Martin Dejdar , Jiří Menzel , Michaela Kuklová , Jean Claude Dreyfus , Dana Morávková    Writer / Věra Caisová    Story / Bohumil Hrabal    DoP / Girolamo La Rosa    Editor / Jiří Brožek    Sound / Patrice Mendez    Music / Stanislas Syrewicz