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Loro - Silvio Berlusconi, his butterflies and the others Inspired by The Last Prosecco we still are on the Italian wave. It brought us to Silvio Berlusconi and his entourage – presented by Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Loro”. Now these are different pairs of shoes. On one hand the refined low-budget production, on the other one – the expensive and opulent Fellini 2.0 version. Esthetics seem to be the main playground here while substance is on the retreat. Watching Sorrentino’s movie we see a hedonistic abyss of Berlusconi’s power game. We follow the career of Sergio, a small town smarty using girls to get access to “Lui”, to the eccentric prime minister who rewards such favors with golden butterfly necklaces. His clownish face appears as a tattoo in the very beginning of the film, in a sex scene.  Paolo Sorrentino paints lengthy pictures of designer drug infused nihilistic techno parties. There are however some scenes that stay in our memory for longer, e.g. Berlusc

The story of Obecná škola (The Elementary School - in Czech) was written by Zděnek Svěrák who described his own experiences in the post-war Czechoslovakia. First as a pupil and later also as a teacher. He did it with humor, irony and nostalgia. A successful mix.  Comedy about post-war Czechoslovakia The story begins in 1945, after the World War II.   Ten-year-old boy Eda lives in one of the suburbs of Prague, in Czechoslovakia. He attends the elementary school and he belongs to a class with no discipline at all. Maxová, his female teacher gets a breakdown and is replaced by Igor, a reputed war hero. Despite his strict authoritarian methods, the boys soon become charmed by the man. Igor were successful if not the girls and their skirts… The successful Svěrák family duo That is the first film of the Svěrák family duo and the first on time passing and aging. With big history in the background. The next movie in this trilogy are Kolya (1996) and Empties (2007).