Who's Afraid of the Wolf (Kdopak by se vlka bál)

CZECH TELEVISION

Assisted by the Czech State Fund for the Support of Czech Film

Present a film by Maria Procházková

Don’t be scared. You just had a bad dream, Terezka.

It’s over now, okay?

Are your dreams as real as mine?

I’m not scared anymore. I know it was just a dream.

Good. Now go back to sleep.

Sometimes if I think really hard about something,

it comes true.

Can you leave the light on?

I’ll leave the hall light on, okay?

If the dream comes back, you know what to do...

blink. Goodnight.

Making things up can be scary...

but at times it’s really fun.

What’s it say?

What’s it say?

They found a little girl.

Found? Was she lost?

Probably, except that no one knew.

- Terka! - Oh, I don’t understand that.

I don’t either.

Tereza!

- Where did they find her? - Bye.

Near some trash cans.

My dad’s a chemist.

My mom teaches grown-ups. What does your dad do?

He works at the airport, you know that.

Šimon’s my best friend.

This is an airplane. This is the tower

where men watch planes land and take off.

- Is this a microphone? - No, it’s a carrot.

My mom likes healthy food.

- I thought your mother was a singer. - She was. An opera singer.

- Doesn’t she sing anymore? - Now she’s a mom.

- Cleanup time! - This is obviously a carrot.

Put away your pictures. Put the crayons away.

Let’s go!

I have to tell you a fairy tale I heard yesterday.

Mommy read it to me. It’s really exciting.

There once was a little girl

called Little Red Riding Hood.

One day her mother gave her a basket of apples...

- cake... - I like cake! - ...and jam.

She only wears red, so her mom dressed her in a red riding hood.

- What’s a riding hood? - Something between a coat and a scarf.

What matters is that it’s red.

Then her mother gave her the basket and she went into the woods.

She walked and walked...

Red Riding Hood isn’t afraid. She’s walked to grandma’s house before.

But she’s never gone alone.

But she doesn’t know a wolf lives in the woods, and that he’s hungry.

Boo! And the wolf ate her and she died.

Time to get up. There’s hot chocolate and cake.

- Cake... - Why do you always talk about cake?

We could give Grandma a basket of goodies like in Red Riding Hood.

Oh, I see...

- Like this... - Hi, girls!

- Hi! That’s it! - Yikes! A present...

Would you mind if I didn’t go?

Again?

You’re awful.

It’s her name day.

I know, but we don’t really celebrate name days, do we?

- But she does. - Exactly.

- What do you mean? - Nothing.

You know she doesn’t like me.

- That isn’t true. She’s just... - I’m not good enough for her girls.

Okay. I’ll say you have a lot of work.

Yes! Thanks.

Can Tereza spend the night there?

- Look, I finished it. - It’s beautiful.

I can reach it!

- Hi! - Hi, Grandma.

Look what we brought you. I wrapped it.

That’s so beautiful.

- Another girls’ night out? - He has a lot of work.

- They’ve tightened security at the airport... - I totally understand.

- Have you gained weight? - Mom!

- How’s the charity work going? - Slow.

A singer who’s a homemaker.

She’s wasting her connections seeking funding for others.

Mom, how many times are we going to go over this?

- Maybe you still have a chance. - What are you getting at?

This old friend of yours called me.

He’s here from Japan to play in a concert series.

- He asked about you. - I hope you told him where to go.

- I invited him for coffee. - Are you crazy?

We’re leaving, Terezka. Say goodbye to Grandma.

But I thought I was sleeping here.

- Well, you’re not. - Let her stay. - You promised.

Let her stay. I’ll take her to school tomorrow.

Bye! Bye, Mom.

‘‘Motherhood Top Priority’’

I’ll run your bath. It’s getting late.

We even missed the evening cartoons.

Do you think I’m all thumbs, unlike Mom?

You’re pretty good with your hands.

Just keep the stitches even like this to get around the hearts.

- My turn, Grandma. - That’s it...

Could I take this home? I need to finish it by Saturday.

Only if you’re careful.

Grandma?

Grandma... Is that you, or the wolf?

My, what big teeth you have!

Careful of the wolf!

There’s a wolf here!

Aren’t you sick of that yet? You keep reading again and again.

- You must know it by heart. - I do.

- You’re completely obsessed. - No, I’m not.

Then don’t act offended, little one.

Hello?

How did you get this number? That’s just like her.

Why are your teeth so big? There’s nothing to discuss.

- Those teeth. - Watch out for wolves...

No, I don’t want to see you.

- ...they’re dangerous. - Yes, I’m happy.

Fairytales have happy endings.

- Boo! - You’re awful!

- Want to play hide and seek? - Okay. - But you’re “It”. - Okay.

One Mississippi, two Mississippi...

- three Mississippi... - Can I play, too?

- Sure, in the next round. - Okay. - I’m coming.

- I see you... - You can’t catch me! - Šimon!

What did we say about running? Wait until we go outside this afternoon.

One Mississippi, two... Šimon!

- You were lucky. - You’re right.

- Can I play with you? - Gábinka thinks she’s adorable.

- She’s not. - Okay, but you have to be “It.” - Okay.

- One... - Hurry.

...two Mississippi, three...

six Mississippi, seven...

Ready or not, here I come!

Super-duper!

Šimon!

I’m afraid!

Help!

What are you up to?

- I’ve had enough. - I’ve had enough.

Do you think I’m going to support you and your children?

- I thought they were our children. - Ours? You bet.

- Hi, Gábinka! How was school? - Good. We played hide and seek.

Really? Go put your shoes on, okay?

Come on, Terezka.

Look! They’re showing the new robot film.

- Šimon told me about it. - Oh.

This is part two. Part one is on video.

Are we going to the cinema?

How about going by yourself like a big girl? Then I’ll come and pick you up.

- I have to take care of something. - By myself? - Yeah.

Yeah, okay!

This time I woke up on my own.

- I blinked like you taught me. - That’s my girl!

- Is there someone else here? - No, there isn’t, you’re just sleepy.

What you think of when you’re falling asleep

is the most important thing. That’s what you dream about.

- Yesterday I got a new sister. - I’d rather have a brother.

- Why? - I don’t know. They’re more fun.

Like dad. Is that Cinderella? That’s boring.

I wouldn’t let her play with Líza. She’d drool all over her.

- How do you know she’s your sister? - What do you mean?

How can you tell she isn’t the neighbours’ baby?

Because mom said so.

Maybe you could return her if she wasn’t your sister.

- Her name is Julie Křepelková. - ...so they hid in the cupboard.

Hi, Dad! Yesterday I saw a movie about robots.

- Really? - All by myself. That’s okay.

I even went to the bathroom alone. I had to. I couldn’t hold it.

It was super-duper. Šimon says that.

- What are you doing? - Cutting out a Riding Hood game.

- Right. - I can’t believe you support her.

- It’s bad enough that she dreams about it. - You’re all thumbs, Tereza.

- How are things with the ingénue? - She’s sponsoring a golf tournament.

And classical musicians aren’t sexy enough for them.

I’ve done enough cutting.

Come on, Dad!

- Almost. - I’m having a bad day.

On the other side.

- Wow! - Oh, well.

So our daughter is so grown-up that she goes to the movies by herself.

A house.

- It was an exception. - Really?

I wanted to talk to you about it.

Later.

You two are scheming. That doesn’t count.

- We are not scheming. - You’re winning. - Look.

- Play! - Pick another card.

Flowers.

Careful.

A wolf!

- I feel bad for the wolf. - Why?

It’s not his fault he’s like that. He’s a predator.

And really hungry.

- Hello! - Hello! Hi. Go on.

‘‘School Trip - Registration’’

Goodbye.

- You have curly hair here. - Yes, that was before.

- I don’t look like you. - Yes, you do. Drop it.

- Am I really your child? - You keep asking me that.