Does The Joke end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Joke easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Joke

Name: The Joke
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Josef Somr, Jana Dítětová, Luděk Munzar, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Evald Schorm

Directed by Jaromil Jireš

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

196977 min6.5 / 10

A darkly comic examination of political betrayal, personal resentment, and the corrosive nature of revenge, told through the lens of a man haunted by his past.

In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Toxic Romance Stories Corrupted by Ambition Fantasy Versus Reality Workplace Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Adultery Based On Novel Or Book Politics Restaurant Postcard Revenge Memory Pickaxe Hard Labor Communist Party Voted Out

Questions people ask

Does The Joke end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Joke sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Joke violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Joke easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Joke scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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