Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Vladimír DrhaDirector
- Václav ŠašekScreenplay
- Karel SvobodaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jiří PomejeIng. Marek Paar
- Dagmar BláhováIng. Zina Zachová
- Jiří BartoškaDr. Arnošt Tittelbach, Zinin milenec
- Pavel PípalBohdan Bukvaj, Zinin bývalý milenec
- Luděk Randárprovozní chemik Zdeněk Trmal
- Nela Boudoválaborantka Zdeňka, Trmalova žena
- Taťjana Medveckáasistentka Vilma
- Josef Bekředitel Primatexu Tomáš Salivar
- Petr ČepekArtl, slepý krajský inspektor
- Jiřina JiráskováArtlova žena
- Monika Žákováknihovnice Stázi
- Bronislav PoloczekMirek Ryvola
Themes
based on novel or book