

Cutting It Short
Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed reports by Maryska, who has organized a pig-killing feast and is ably assisting the butcher. When she invites the old curmudgeons on the board to enjoy the fresh pork, they are too happy to agree. Francin doesn't know whether he is going to get a permanent contract. To make things worse his brother Pepin - eccentric, noisy and garrulous - turns up on an indefinite visit.
TMDB
7.0/10
52 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- Czech
- based on novel or book
- 1920s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical27 Oct 1983
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalDigitally restored2 Jul 2020
FranceFR
- Theatrical22 Mar 1989
- PhysicalDVD18 Oct 2023
XCXC
- Theatrical6 Feb 1981
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- When was Cutting It Short released?
- Cutting It Short was released on 6 February 1981.
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- What is the rating of Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short holds a 7.0/10 audience score from 52 votes.
- Who directed Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short (1981) was directed by Jiří Menzel.
- How long is Cutting It Short?
- Cutting It Short runs for 1h 33m.











