Cottagers of the Silver Screen

Owning a country cottage or cabin is a phenomenon that affected almost the entire urban population in the Czech Republic during the second half of the twentieth century. The famous actors of that era were no exception. The book Chalupáři stříbrného plátna (Silver Screen Cottagers) offers a readable account of how our film and theatre stars spent their leisure time in the countryside, fishing or in a village pub, how they improved their summer homes, and who they hosted at their recreational retreats. Often, their bond with these places was so strong that they eventually left Prague – and found their final resting place in the countryside.

This extraordinary publication, which also serves as a collection of tips for lovely family trips, includes a wealth of photographic documentation, making it easy to find the specific buildings. The photographs from his expeditions to the cabins and cottages of unforgettable Czech actors were taken by the book's author, Radek Laudin, a journalist and publicist who has long been interested in journeys to places in our homeland associated with famous personalities.

Actors whose summer homes you will find in the book Silver Screen Cottagers:

Jaroslav Marvan

Miloš Kopecký

Rudolf Hrušínský

Josef Kemr

Jiřina Jirásková and Zdeněk Podskalský

Jan Werich

Helena Růžičková

Svatopluk Beneš, Martin Růžek and Karel Augusta

Miroslav Horníček

Vladimír Menšík

Vlastimil Brodský

Petr Haničinec

Jiří Sovák

Jiřina Šejbalová

Josef Vinklář

Radovan Lukavský

František Kreuzmann

Jan Pivec

Oldřich Nový

Libuše Pospíšilová

Ladislav Pešek