Desire
6.9
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.
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Jan Jakeš
Joska (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
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Václav Babka
Father (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
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Věra Bublíková
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Vlastimil Brodský
Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela") / (voice)
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Jana Brejchová
Lenka (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
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Jiří Vala
Jan (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
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František Vnouček
Father (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
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Otto Šimánek
Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
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Eva Blažková
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Věra Tichánková
Andela (segment "Andela")
Known for
Empties
Václav Lohniský
Michal (segment "Andela")
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Zdeněk Kutil
Pavelka (segment "Andela")
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Marketa Lazarová
Vojtěch Jasný Director · Vladimír Valenta Screenplay Svatopluk Havelka Composer
First release December 25, 1958 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Československý Státní Film
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Československý Státní Film
Production
XC · Czechia
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Languages
Original title
Touha
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · December 25, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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