How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives
CzechJak básníkům chutná život
Directed byDušan Klein
Written by
  • Dušan Klein
  • Ladislav Pecháček
Starring
CinematographyJosef Vaniš
Edited byJiří Brožek
Music byZdeněk Marat
Production
company
Barrandov Studios
Release date
  • 1 June 1988 (1988-06-01)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (Czech: Jak básníkům chutná život) is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The third installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is preceded by How the World Is Losing Poets (1982) and How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985), and followed by Konec básníků v Čechách (1993), Jak básníci neztrácejí naději (2004), and Jak básníci čekají na zázrak (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž and David Matásek, and revisits the lives of Štěpán Šafránek and his best friend, Kendy, as they navigate their respective personal and professional lives.