Return to Paradise Lost (1999)
A professor reunites with an old friend who inspires him to return to Czechoslovakia for the first time since he emigrated years ago.
Director:
Vojtěch Jasný
Writer:
Vojtěch Jasný
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Vladimír Pucholt as Jan Poutník |
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Ingrid Timková as Pampeliška |
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Adam Davidson as Adam |
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Jakub Laurych as Joska |
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Emília Vášáryová as Mayoress |
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Vlastimil Brodský as Ocenás |
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Ondřej Vetchý as Svanda |
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Jana Brejchová as Dana |
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Jiří Sovák as Strejcek |
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Radoslav Brzobohatý as Frantisek |
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Věra Galatíková as Frantisek's Widow |
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Lubomír Lipský as Karel Rada |
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David Matásek as Tichoslápek |
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Lenka Škorničková as Svandová |
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Josef Abrhám as Father |
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Libuše Šafránková as Mother |
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Jan Vondráček as |
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Luděk Eliáš as |
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Drahomíra Hofmanová as |
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Jiří Tomek as |
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Pavel Skřípal as |
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Ivan Marek as Gavenda |
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Karel Kubásek as Kubásek |
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Vojtech Zajíc as Jan (child) |
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Zdeněk Andrlík as Vojtík |
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Viktorie Kolínská as Viktorka |
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Romana Krchňáková as Gypsy |
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Petr Křivánek as Boy |
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Jaromír Komárek as Photographer |
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David Letwin as Naked Man |
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Christine Flanagan as Naked Man's Wife |
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Howard J. Garner as George |
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Vladimír Angert as Shop Assistant |
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Joe Barbato as Accordeon Player |
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Helen Choi as Violin Player |
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Kal Couthen as Man - Angel |
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Aftar Khan as Indian Boy |
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Charles Persons as |
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Lionel Simplice as |
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Angelo Todaro as Camera thief |
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Ben Wolf as |
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Dana Riddick as Secretary |
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Jimmy Lovelage as Smalls Band Member |
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Frank Hewitt as Smalls Band Member |
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Ariel J. Roland as Smalls Band Member |
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William Michael Mullins as Smalls Band Member |
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Kenneth A. Kozol as Marching Band Member |
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Malion Walker as Marching Band Member |
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Sundar Viswanda as Marching Band Member |
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Joel O'Brien as Marching Band Member |
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Antonio Dangerfie as Marching Band Member |
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Danny Moore as St. John's Band Member |
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Harold Mabern as St. John's Band Member |
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Jamil S. Nasser as St. John's Band Member |
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Yaron D. Isreal as St. John's Band Member |
| Directing | Vojtěch Jasný | Director |
| Writing | Vojtěch Jasný | Screenplay |
| Production | Ludvík Němec | Producer |
| Production | Přemysl Pražský | Executive Producer |
| Production | Štefan Voržáček | Producer |
| Sound | Milan Kymlička | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alois Fišárek | Editor |
| Camera | Juraj Šajmovič | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Zbyněk Mikulík | Sound |
| Production | Jason Kliot | Co-Producer |
| Production | Joana Vicente | Co-Producer |
| Production | Josef Císař | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Markéta Hájková | Line Producer |
| Production | Jiří Synek | Location Manager |
| Production | Lenka Jandová | Production Accountant |
| Art | Jiří Sternwald | Production Design |
| Directing | Alena Mikeťuková | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jarmila Konečná | Costume Design |
| Directing | Václav Hnát | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiří Farkaš | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Bohumil Kadlec | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Pavel Čáslavský | Gaffer |
| Directing | Markéta Ekrt Válková | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Václav Kadrnka | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Stephen Hurley | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Zdena Sadovská | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Kateřina Fleischerová | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Vlastimil Malaska | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Karel Havelka | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Václav Novák | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Daniel Ulrich | Production Assistant |
| Production | Iveta Sobotková | Production Secretary |
| Production | Monika Machytková | Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaroslava Veselá | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Hubáčková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Ungrová-Malíková | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Tomás Lylo | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Ivan Frössl | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Gabriela Měchurová | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Vlastimil Uhlíř | Production Runner |
| Production | Michal Demel | Production Runner |
| Lighting | Václav Korčík | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jaromir Simek | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jiří Nosek | Electrician |
| Lighting | Petr Svoboda | Electrician |
| Art | Jaroslav Lehman | Props |
| Art | Karel Kočí | Props |
| Art | Richard Staněk | Props |
| Visual Effects | Boris Masník | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jiří Šimůnek | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Petr Komrzý | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Jiří Krob | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Jaromír Komárek | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Václav Krejčík | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | David Krejčík | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Pavel Burda | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Zdeněk Andrlík | Pilot |
| Crew | Jiří Zítka | Pilot |
| Camera | Roman Hodek | Grip |
| Camera | Miloš Kábela | Grip |
| Camera | Robert Zalay | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jiří Křepelka | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Martin Hub | Stunts |
| Crew | Dimo Lipitkovský | Stunts |
| Crew | Dusan Hyska | Stunts |
| Crew | Jiří Kraus | Stunts |
| Crew | Pavel Krátký | Stunts |
| Crew | Karel Vávrovec | Stunts |
| Crew | Pavel Bezděk | Stunts |
| Crew | Pavel Cajzl | Stunts |
| Crew | Petr Sekanina | Stunts |
| Crew | Ladislav Lahoda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Petr Drozda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Vlastimil Harapes | Choreographer |
| Crew | Ota Bareš | Animal Wrangler |
| Sound | Jiří Mikula | Conductor |
| Sound | Juraj Ďurovič | Music Director |
| Sound | Zbyněk Mikulík | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pavel Rejholec | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Kenna | Dolby Consultant |
| Production | Ben Bohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrea Ashton | Line Producer |
| Directing | Craig Teper | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sarah Cameron | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Greg James | Production Coordinator |
| Production | David Rozan | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Molly M. FitzSimons | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jory Adams | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenni Lee | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather M. Cottrell | Costumer |
| Production | Rise Cale | Casting |
| Lighting | Alan Jacobsen | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Matthew Ford | Electrician |
| Camera | Jimmy Dava | Grip |
| Camera | Francis Leach | Grip |
| Camera | Mike Chach | Grip |
| Camera | Tengo Sepyshvily | Grip |