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Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Ruffiano and Sweetteeth (1997)
When the old bandit Ruffiano realizes that his son has grown into a nice but uneducated young man, he sends him to a monastery to be educated by monks, where he becomes a gentle young man. When his father lays on his deathbed, he promises to take over his trade. When his father dies, the young Ruffiano has a hard time; well-raised, he isn't able to rob anyone. Fortunately, he meets up with the woodcutter Drnec, with whom he ends up visiting a sultan looking to cure his princess. Instead of a cure, however, the princess "gets sick" in love with Ruffiano...
| Country | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Duration | 99 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Karel Smyczek |
| Screenplay | Zdeněk Svěrák, Karel Smyczek |
| Director of Photography | Jan Malíř |
| Music | Jaroslav Uhlíř |
| Edited by | Zdeněk Patočka |
| Contact | Česká televize |
Biography
A film director and screenwriter. His work often deals with children growing up and young people. His debut was the drama Goslings (1979). He captivated audiences with the films Snowdrops and Aces (1982), Why? (1987), Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1996) or the TV series We Were Five (1994) , and The Starlings in the Web of Time (2013).