How the World Is Losing Poets


How the World Is Losing Poets is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1982. The first of the "Poets hexalogy", the title is followed by How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions, How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives, Konec básníků v Čechách, Jak básníci neztrácejí naději, and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak.
The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, and Miroslava Šafránková.

Synopsis

Štepán Šafránek, a high school student with poetic talent, and his friend Kendy, a musician, agree to write and perform a musical play. They rope in various residents of their small town, including Borůvka, a young girl to whom Šafránek ultimately loses his virginity.

Cast and characters