Desire
Ratings
A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Language
CS
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Jan Jakeš
Joska (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
Václav Babka
Father (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
Věra Bublíková
Vlastimil Brodský
Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela")
Jana Brejchová
Lenka (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Jiří Vala
Jan (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
František Vnouček
Father (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Otto Šimánek
Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Eva Blažková
Věra Tichánková
Andela (segment "Andela")
Václav Lohniský
Michal (segment "Andela")
Zdeněk Kutil
Pavelka (segment "Andela")
Zdeněk Řehoř
František Mušálek
Father (segment "Andela")
Vladimír Brabec
Vladimír Menšík
Combine Driver (segment "Andela")
Václav Poláček
Milada Davidová
Mařenka
Anna Melíšková
Mother (segment "Maminka")
Jiří Pick
Václav (segment "Maminka")
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