Directed by:
Dimitrij PlichtaScreenplay:
Dimitrij PlichtaCinematography:
Pavel HrdličkaComposer:
František BelfínCast:
Otto Čermák, Alois Dvorský, Nina Popelíková, Libor Fára, Blanka Vikusová, Bohumil Aisman, Marie Krásná, Nora Krčmářová, Jan Liška, V. Bakalářová, J. Schneider, Jiří Šrámek (narrator)Plots(1)
Daughter of the widowed pensioner Tříska has died, and the old man remains alone in a residential house flat in Prague's Lesser Town. Feeling lonesome, he attempts suicide. When in hospital, a compassionate girl from neighbourhood cleans up his flat. Using addresses found on the table, she also invites his classmates who studied with him at grammar school. At the reunion one of them is represented by a friend, a former circus artiste Lojzík Očko. Despite his age he is still quite agile and full of ideas. He has noticed Tříska's deep sorrow and decides to look after him. Nevertheless, Mr Tříska has exchanged the flat, where everything reminded him of his family, and moved to another district. There he feels even worse, and his health slowly deteriorates. Lojzík is not willing to give up, and accompanied by a young woman from the social security office he manages to find Mr Tříska. He takes him to a pensioners' club and cheers up the sad man. After all the most important thing for old people is that they should not be left alone. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Otto Čermák
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Haškovy povídky ze starého mocnářství (1952)
From My Life (1955)
Posel úsvitu (1950)
Alois Dvorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Nina Popelíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
Nezralé maliny (1980) (TV movie)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Libor Fára
Best movies:
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Blanka Vikusová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Saturnin (1994)
Břetislav a Jitka (1974) (TV movie)
Petřička (1976) (TV movie)
Bohumil Aisman
Best movies:
From My Life (1955)
Mikoláš Aleš (1951)
The Magical Hat (1952)
Nora Krčmářová
Best movies:
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
Hrabě Drakula (1970) (TV movie)
Jan Kašpar's Life (1959)
Jan Liška
Best movies:
Muž, který stoupl v ceně (1967)
Spring Breeze (1961)
Útěk do větru (1965)
V. Bakalářová
Best movies:
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Jiří Šrámek (narrator)
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
An Uncertain Season (1987)
The King of Kings (1963)