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.
Writing | Dušan Klein | Screenplay |
Directing | Dušan Klein | Director |
Writing | Ladislav Pecháček | Novel |
Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Dusíková | Makeup & Hair |
Sound | Naďa Urbánková | Vocals |
Directing | Milan Klacek | First Assistant Director |
Art | František Dvořák | Assistant Production Design |
Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
Directing | Zdeněk Fiala | Assistant Director |
Art | Miloš Osvald | Set Decoration |
Crew | Jiří Rumler | Special Effects |
Art | Stanislav Holý | Title Designer |
Camera | Jaroslav Trousil | Still Photographer |
Directing | Petr Slabý | Assistant Director |
Art | Stanislav Holý | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Zdena Bártová | Animation |
Production | Jarmila Tomišková | Unit Production Manager |
Sound | Zdeněk Marat | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Vítězslav Vávra | Vocals |
Art | Ivo Černý | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | František Příhoda | Makeup & Hair |
Editing | Eva Horázná | Assistant Editor |
Crew | Dagmar Švejdova | Script |
Art | Vladimír Labský | Production Design |
Crew | Ludvík Malý | Special Effects |
Crew | Gustav Vobornik | Choreographer |
Crew | Josef Šilhavý | Dramaturgy |
Art | Jiří Rulík | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Jana Zbořilová | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Frýdová Bissingerová | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Eva Martincová | Costumer |
Sound | Antonín Kravka | Sound |
Production | Eliška Nejedlá | Production Manager |
Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
Camera | Martin Benoni | Camera Operator |
Art | Ladislav Rada | Set Decoration |
Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
Production | L. Pech | Assistant Production Manager |
Camera | Emil Sirotek | Director of Photography |
Camera | Milan Kopecký | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Vítězslava Marčíková | Clapper Loader |
Production | Jana Koubová | Unit Production Manager |
Writing | Vladimír Poštulka | Lyricist |
Writing | Miroslav Hladký | Creative Producer |
Crew | Jana Güttnerová | Stunt Double |