Desire

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Vojtěch Jasný

Writers

Vojtěch Jasný, Vladimír Valenta, František Břetislav Kunc

Language

Czech

Country

Czechoslovakia

Release date

25 December 1958

Ensemble

Cast

• 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")

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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")

• Eva Blažková

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  Věra Tichánková

  Andela (segment "Andela")

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  Václav Lohniský

  Michal (segment "Andela")

• Zdeněk Kutil

  Pavelka (segment "Andela")