Inseparable friends Štěpán and Kendy are students in their final year of high school. When they are in the principal's office after the trouble with the rather scandalous song "On the Carpet", the school principal gives them the idea of rehearsing a theater performance. They decide on Tyl's Forest Maiden in a rather unconventional version - with music, singing, and several unusual props. While Kendy sees the theater as not only an opportunity to enjoy himself, for Štěpán it is a chance to get closer to the charming Marcela Borůvková. What was originally just a student recession soon starts to get out of hand for both authors, not only because of the quirky cast but also because of information in the press, which is taken care of by the father of one of the classmates. The business is gaining in size, and even a television station is contacted, which shows an interest in making a program about the performance. At that moment, the disaster seems inevitable to Štěpán and Kendy.
Unfortunately the movie How the World Is Losing Poets is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Dušan Klein | Director |
Writing | Dušan Klein | Screenplay |
Writing | Ladislav Pecháček | Novel |
Directing | Milan Klacek | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Zdeněk Fiala | Assistant Director |
Directing | Petr Slabý | Assistant Director |
Crew | Dagmar Švejdova | Script |
Crew | Josef Šilhavý | Dramaturgy |
Camera | Emil Sirotek | Director of Photography |
Camera | Martin Benoni | Camera Operator |
Camera | Milan Kopecký | Assistant Camera |
Art | Vladimír Labský | Production Design |
Art | František Dvořák | Assistant Production Design |
Art | Stanislav Holý | Art Direction |
Art | Ivo Černý | Set Decoration |
Art | Miloš Osvald | Set Decoration |
Art | Jiří Rulík | Set Decoration |
Art | Ladislav Rada | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Jana Zbořilová | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Eva Martincová | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | František Příhoda | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Dusíková | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Frýdová Bissingerová | Makeup & Hair |
Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Eva Horázná | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Antonín Kravka | Sound |
Crew | Jiří Rumler | Special Effects |
Crew | Ludvík Malý | Special Effects |
Art | Stanislav Holý | Title Designer |
Visual Effects | Zdena Bártová | Animation |
Production | Eliška Nejedlá | Production Manager |
Production | Jana Koubová | Unit Production Manager |
Production | Jarmila Tomišková | Unit Production Manager |
Production | L. Pech | Assistant Production Manager |
Camera | Vítězslava Marčíková | Clapper Loader |
Camera | Jaroslav Trousil | Still Photographer |
Sound | Zdeněk Marat | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
Crew | Gustav Vobornik | Choreographer |
Writing | Vladimír Poštulka | Lyricist |
Sound | Vítězslav Vávra | Vocals |
Sound | Naďa Urbánková | Vocals |
Writing | Miroslav Hladký | Creative Producer |
Crew | Jana Güttnerová | Stunt Double |