The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
199 audience votes
Key crew
- Miloš FormanDirector
- Ivan PasserScreenplay
- Jaroslav PapoušekScreenplay
- Miloš FormanScreenplay
- Evžen IllínOriginal Music Composer
- Václav ŠašekScreenplay
Cast
- Hana BrejchováAndula
- Vladimír PucholtMilda
- Vladimír MenšíkVacovský
- Ivan KheilMaňas
- Jiří HrubýBurda
- Milada JežkováMilda's Mother
- Josef ŠebánekMilda's Father
- Josef KolbPokorný
- Marie SalačováMarie
- Jana NovákováJana
- Jarka CrkalováJaruška
- Táňa ZelinkováGirl with Guitar
Stills
Themes
factory workersmall townprague, czech republicone-night standblack and whiteczech new wave