The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Milan KunderaScreenplay
- Jaromil JirešDirector
- Jaromil JirešScreenplay
- Zdeněk PololáníkOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Josef SomrLudvik Jahn
- Jana DítětováHelena Zemánková
- Luděk MunzarPavel Zemánek
- Jaroslava ObermaierováMarketa
- Evald SchormKostka
- Milan SvrčinaJaroslav
- Miloš RejchrtAlexej
- Věra KřesadlováVěra
- Jaromír HanzlíkLieutenant
- Michal PavlataJindra
- Jiří SýkoraCast
- Michal KnapčíkCast
Stills
Themes
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