Dark Blue World ( The Czech language is one of the West Slavic languages, along with Slovak, Polish, Pomeranian, and Sorbian. ...Czech: Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2001 For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...film by National motto: Truth prevails ( Czech: Pravda vítězí) Official language Czech Capital Praha ( Prague) President Václav Klaus Prime Minister Stanislav Gross Area  _ Total  _ % water Ranked 114th 78,866 km² 2% Population  _ Total ( 2003)  _ Density Ranked 76th 10. ...Czech director The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...Jan Svěrák about Czechoslovakia ( Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko_Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ...Czechoslovakian pilots who fought for the British The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom. ...Royal Air Force during Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. ...World War II. The A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ...screenplay was written by Zdeněk Svěrák, the father of the director.

The film stars Ondřej Vetchý as František (Franta) Sláma, Kryštof Hádek as Karel Vojtíšek and Tara Fitzgerald (born September 18, 1967) is a British actress most widely known for her film roles in Sirens (opposite Hugh Grant) and the 1996 film Brassed Off . ...Tara Fitzgerald as Susan. There is also an appearance from Charles Dance.

Plot

About one third of the film takes place in Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ...1950, after the war, when the returning Czechoslovak pilots were imprisoned by the new This article is about one_party states ruled by Communist Parties. ...communist government for colluding with the Capitalism has been defined in various ways (see definitions of capitalism). ...capitalists. Most of these scenes are the interactions between Sláma, and his fellow inmates in the prison A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses. ...hospital (an ex_ SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface_to_surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop...SS doctor and a convicted burglar). The film switches back between the war and the prison.

The first scene in the film is in the A workshop is a room or smaller building which contains tools and/or machinery for making or repairing things. ...workshop of the prison. Sláma is at a A sewing machine is a mechanical (or electrical) device that joins fabric using thread, in a manner similar to manual sewing. ...sewing machine when he collapses and is taken to the hospital.

The film proper begins in 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1939, just days prior to the The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ...German invasion of Czechoslovakia. After the invasion, the Czechoslovakian army is disbanded and the Czechoslovaks have to give up their aircraft. However, Franta and the younger Karel, among others, refuse to submit to their occupiers, and flee to the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. ...United Kingdom to join the RAF.

Once they arrive, the British force the Czechoslovaks to Training refers traditionally and meaningfully to what many folk now grandiloquently term professional development. ...retrain from the basics, which especially infuriates them, espcially Karel, who is both impatient to fight the Germans and Humiliation is literally the act of being made humble, or reduced in standing or prestige. ...humiliated to be retaught what he already knows. Karel also sees the compulsory The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...English language lessons as pointless wastes of his time.

Eventually they are allowed to fly, but after their first Sortie is a term for deployment of aircraft or ships for the purposes of a specific mission. ...sortie they realise why the British were training them so intensely: a young Czechoslovak A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ...nicknamed Tom Tom is shot down by a (Bf 109 was the official Reichsluftfahrtministerium designation, though some late_war aircraft actually carried the Me 109 designation stamped onto their aircraft type plates. ...Messerschmitt Bf_109.

In the same mission, Karel himself is shot down, but manages to safely crash land and find his way to a farm. At this farm he meets Susan, whom he falls in For the 1960s band, see Love (band). ...love with (though the feeling is not mutual; Susan thinks Karel is far too young). The next day, after returning to the Aerodrome can mean: A series of aircraft constructed by Samuel Pierpont Langley. ...aerodrome, Karel brings Franta to meet Susan. The latter begins to get on well with Susan, though Karel believes that he is still Susan's Alternate meanings: Boyfriend (disambiguation) A boyfriend is a male partner in a non_marital romantic relationship. ...boyfriend.

A sort of A love triangle refers to a romantic relationship involving three people. ...love triangle develops, though it takes Karel quite some time to realise that Susan has feelings for his commander, and it is not until late in the film when he realises that they are in a relationship with each other.

Following a mission to France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...France where the A Squadron is a grouping of aircraft, naval vessels, armoured fighting vehicles or soldiers. ...squadron attacks a This article is about trains in rail transport. ...train, Karel is shot down and Franta lands to rescue him, a move that shows that the two's An interpersonal relationship is some relationship or connection between two people. ...friendship endures. But soon after the mission, Karel learns about the relationship between Franta and Susan, which leads to a quarrel.

A few missions later, Franta's airplane has a malfunction and is forced to ditch into the Ocean (Okeanos, a Greek god of sea and water; Greek ωκεανός) covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth. ...ocean. His rescue boat bursts as he tries to inflate it and Karel decides to help him by giving him his own rescue boat. While attempting to drop the boat, Karel collides with water surface and dies. (But the boat emerges on the water, so Franta is rescued.)

The movie ends with Franta returning to Czechoslovakia, where he finds his girlfriend married. In the final scene of the movie, Franta dies in the communist prison.

Trivia

• The most expensive Czech movie produced, the budget totalled $USD 8 million. The train attack is the most expensive scene in The Czech Republic (both as an independent country and as a part of former Czechoslovakia) was a seedbed for many acclaimed film directors. ...Czech cinema history, costing more than the entire film Kolya is an award_winning 1996 Czech Republic motion picture drama that demonstrates how lives can be reshaped in unexpected ways. ...Kolya
• Dogfight footage from the 1969 film The Battle of Britain was seamlessly integrated with contemporary film footage using computer imagery and mastering to create the aerial sequences.