pregnancy,czechoslovakia,surrealism,road trip,communism,satirical,ambivalent,farcical

It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick (1992)

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A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don’t want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship.

Cast & Crew

Director
Juraj Jakubisko
  • Profile picture of Deana Horváthová
    Nona Deana Horváthová
  • Profile picture of Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
    Ester Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
  • Profile picture of Juraj Kukura
    Robert Juraj Kukura
  • Profile picture of Ľubomír Paulovič
    Viliam Ľubomír Paulovič
  • Profile picture of Stano Dančiak
    kpt. Klinec Stano Dančiak
  • Profile picture of Pavel Nový
    Vekslák Pavel Nový
  • Profile picture of Vladimír Jedľovský
    Vladimír Jedľovský
  • Profile picture of Zdeněk Dušek
    Zdeněk Dušek

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Keywords

  • pregnancy
  • czechoslovakia
  • surrealism
  • road trip
  • communism
  • satirical
  • ambivalent
  • farcical