The Joke
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| Initial release | Czechoslovakia |
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| Directors | Jaromil Jireš |
| Initial DVD release | USA |
| Producers | Miloš Stejskal |
| Screenplay | Jaromil Jireš |
| Milan Kundera | |
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| ID | 2046782 |
About The Joke
Ludvik Jahn (Josef Somr) is a card-carrying member of the Communist party until he makes the error of telling a joke that goes over poorly. Stripped of his membership, Ludvik plots his retaliation for almost two decades before deciding to get back at his former comrades by having an affair with Helena (Jana Dítetová), the spouse of a party official. It soon becomes evident that Ludvik's efforts are in vain, however, leaving him further embittered and in search of a way to exorcise his demons. …
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... Executive producer Kieran Smith: " We didn t want to offend anyone but the world has changed and The Joke fell flat...
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... " The Joke of the Fringe Award is now in its 14th year, with last year s winner Masai Graham a runner up in this year s contest...
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... His first novel The Joke - a black comedy published in 1967 - led to a ban on his writing in Czechoslovakia...
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... Audio of The Joke was published on social media and subsequently weaponised by ultra-nationalists who even targeted the audience for laughing at it...
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... " Fencing contractor Fred Morris put up the new sign and described it as a bit of a folly: " When you tell people where you come from, they ask have you seen the sign for the airport? People play along with The Joke...
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... " This is especially true if the ALT text doesn t describe the image, leaving blind and visually impaired people out of The Joke...
