| How the World Is Losing Poets | |
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| Director: | Dušan Klein |
| Screenplay: | Dušan Klein |
| Producer: | Eliška Nejedlá |
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| Cinematography: | Emil Sirotek |
| Editing: | Jiří Brožek |
| Music: | Zdeněk Marat |
| Studio: | Barrandov Studios |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Language: | Czech |
How the World Is Losing Poets (Czech: Jak svět přichází o básníky) 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.[1] The first of the "Poets hexalogy", the title is followed by How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985), How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1988), Konec básníků v Čechách (1993), Jak básníci neztrácejí naději (2004), and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016).[2] The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, and Miroslava Šafránková.
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.