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