Desire (1958)

Desire (1958)

1958-12-25 Czechoslovakia 91 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Jan Jakeš is Joska (segment
Joska (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
Václav Babka is Father (segment
Father (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")
Vlastimil Brodský is Shoemaker Novosad (segment
Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela")
Jana Brejchová is Lenka (segment
Lenka (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Jiří Vala is Jan (segment
Jan (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
František Vnouček is Father (segment
Father (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Otto Šimánek is Brother-in-law (segment
Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Věra Tichánková is Andela (segment
Andela (segment "Andela")
Václav Lohniský is Michal (segment
Michal (segment "Andela")
Zdeněk Kutil is Pavelka (segment
Pavelka (segment "Andela")