Main Street in Košice in the film As Good as Poison

The film As Good as Poison was directed by Vít Olmer, based on a story by Karel Zídek and a screenplay by Jiří Lust. The film was produced in 1985 in Czechoslovakia. The main and minor roles are played by Zdeněk Svěrák, Ivona Krajčovičová, Libuše Švormová, Václav Švorc, Laďka Kozderková, František Řehák, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Anna Ferencová, Karel Smyczek, Michal Suchánek, Jiří Tomek, Ján Bzdúch, Jana Altmannová, and others. The film also takes place on the Main Street in Košice, in the time sequence of 59th minute.

Pavel Hnyk (Zdeněk Svěrák) is educated, successful, but not completely satisfied in his personal life. He is aging, taking stock of his life in his head, but he successfully drives away his despondent thoughts with the help of women and amorous pleasures. His wife, Alica, has enough experience from her legal practice of how such relationships and marriages end and what these situations bring to the people concerned and their entourage. However, she does not muddy the waters and quietly overlooks the petty affairs. Soon, however, Júlia from Košice appears, with whom the friendship and affection grow into something much bigger. So big that it will drive a man on the verge of old age completely mad. Their relationship becomes unmissable, they are the target of ridicule and slander, and their lives change from the ground up. There are situations that they don't like, and situations where everything goes wrong.

The comedy directed by Vít Olmer with music by Jiří Schelinger was made in 1985. Like a Poison takes place mainly in Prague, in the historical centre, in the Malá Strana district, as well as on the banks of the Vltava River. Pavel's life begins to change fundamentally after the 57th minute of the film, when the filming location also changes. From Prague, Pavel is traveling by train to Košice. Before the 60th minute of the film, he appears on Univerzitná Ulica street. At its end, the Calvinist Church on Hrnčiarska Ulica Street is visible. Pavel is walking here towards the Main Street. Then the camera turns towards St. Elizabeth's Cathedral. The film was also shot at other locations in the wider center of Košice.

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Tomáš Galierik