Her Drunken Diary (Czech: Zápisník alkoholičky) is a 2024 Czech psychological drama film directed by Dan Svátek.

Her Drunken Diary
Directed byDan Svátek
Written byMarta Fenclová
StarringTereza Ramba
CinematographyJakub Šimůnek
Music byJakub König
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release date
  • 11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech
Box office91,939,536 CZK[1]

Plot

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Young successful couple, Míša and Ondřej, move outside of Prague to live with Ondřej's parents. Ondřej works in Prague and is hardly at home. The stuffy atmosphere of living with her mother-in-law and father-in-law is unbearable for Míša, and she gradually begins to succumb to the temptations of alcohol and sink into social isolation.

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Production

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The film is based on the autobiographical book by Michaela Duffková who won the Magnesia Litera award in 2019 for her internet blog and later book diary.[2] It follows on from the previous successful film directed by Dan Svátek, The Smiles of Sad Men, which was also based on the motifs of Jaroslav Formánek's book.[3]

Reception

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Film critics praised performance of Tereza Ramba in the main role, but criticized the film for the superficiality in the depiction of the topic of alcoholism.[4] Marta Fenclová's script and exploitative approach of director Dan Svátek were criticised by critics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Zápisník alkoholičky - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ Hejdová, Irena (11 July 2024). "Dobří holubi se vracejí – akorát že vůbec. Do kin vstupuje Zápisník alkoholičky". Deník N (in Czech). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Sladký, Pavel (12 July 2024). "Tereza Ramba hraje dobře, ale Zápisník alkoholičky přesto nestojí za moc". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ Sedláček, Mojmír. "Recenze: Zápisník alkoholičky je tak vyhrocený, až jen klouže po povrchu. Tereza Ramba ale pije jako o život". kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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