My Dear Aunt and Me (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, My Dear Aunt and Me is a comedy, crime and music film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský, running about 75 minutes.

What it’s about. Two kind but foolish sisters live together in their villa in a small town in South Bohemia. Fany (Natasa Gollová) has never married and Andelka (Eva Svobodová) is a widow. In the morning, the two sisters go into town. They need to buy fuel oil, put money in the bank and give plums to the teller. In the meantime an smallish orange Skoda MB car parks at their house, with Hermínka (Iva Janzurová), the old ladies' niece, and her fiancé Michal (Jirí Hrzán) in it. Michal has forgotten to bring flowers and has to go into town to fetch them. At the bank, Fany wants to deposit money but the minute the teller opens the safe, a thief arrives. He knocks the teller and Fany unconscious and runs away with the money. When Fany comes to her senses again, she sees Michal and accuses him of being the thief.

Who’s in it. My Dear Aunt and Me stars Nataša Gollová as teta Fany Toufarová, Eva Svobodová as teta Anděla Horáčková, Iva Janžurová as neteř Hermínka and Jiří Hrzán as Michal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, My Dear Aunt and Me has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Dear Aunt and Me page.

If you liked it. Fans of My Dear Aunt and Me tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.