The film tells the story of an enthusiastic young man who joins a textile factory in the late 1950s and assumes that a promising career awaits him - the protagonist is therefore constantly comparing himself to his favourite literary model, the equally ambitious Julian Sorel from Stendhal's fresco The Red and the Black. The result, however, lacks the necessary conviction, the ability to draw the viewer into his world, and remains too contrived, as the chosen period has become a mere non-committal backdrop for amorous games.
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Jiří Pomeje
Ing. Marek Paar
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Angélique
Dagmar Bláhová
Ing. Zina Zachová
Known for
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Milada
Vladimír Páral
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Windstorm
Jiří Bartoška
Dr. Arnošt Tittelbach, Zinin milenec
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The Prague Mysteries
Tiger Theory
Václav Šašek
Pavel Pípal
Bohdan Bukvaj, Zinin bývalý milenec
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Zahrada dětí
Vražda před večeří
Luděk Randár
provozní chemik Zdeněk Trmal
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Na tělo
Labyrinth
Nela Boudová
laborantka Zdeňka, Trmalova žena
Known for
Kolya
Empties
Taťjana Medvecká
asistentka Vilma
Known for
Milada
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Josef Bek
ředitel Primatexu Tomáš Salivar
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Playing with the Devil
Pomalé šípy
Petr Čepek
Artl, slepý krajský inspektor
Known for
Faust
The Valley of the Bees
Jiřina Jirásková
Artlova žena
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Život na zámku
Sňatky z rozumu
Vladimír Drha Director · Václav Šašek Screenplay Vladimír Páral Author
First release March 1, 1990 · Produced in XC · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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Barrandov Studios
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XC
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · March 1, 1990
XC · March 1, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
Slovakia
March 1, 1990
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