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The hero of the story is a forty-something intellectual, a sensitive composer of classical music. His exclusive profession, his work, which is actually incomprehensible to those around him, and his deep inner passion set him apart from the conformist milieu. Therefore, he tries to search for the "lark's silence" - a new strength, purity, truth, essence and roots of Czechism. However, on his return from the oppressive, alienated big city to his native village, to his former home, to nature, a deep disillusionment awaits him: he discovers that the once idyllic village has lost not only its face, but also any manifestation of spiritual life in its foolish attempt to resemble the city.Read moreLess
The hero of the story is a forty-something intellectual, a sensitive composer of classical music. His exclusive profession, his work, which is actually incomprehensible to those around him, and his deep inner passion set him apart from the conformist milieu. Therefore, he tries to search for the "lark's silence" - a new strength, purity, truth, essence and roots of Czechism. However, on his return from the oppressive, alienated big city to his native village, to his former home, to nature, a deep disillusionment awaits him: he discovers that the once idyllic village has lost not only its face, but also any manifestation of spiritual life in its foolish attempt to resemble the city.
The story
The hero of the story is a forty-something intellectual, a sensitive composer of classical music. His exclusive profession, his work, which is actually incomprehensible to those around him, and his deep inner passion set him apart from the conformist milieu. Therefore, he tries to search for the "lark's silence" - a new strength, purity, truth, essence and roots of Czechism. However, on his return from the oppressive, alienated big city to his native village, to his former home, to nature, a deep disillusionment awaits him: he discovers that the once idyllic village has lost not only its face, but also any manifestation of spiritual life in its foolish attempt to resemble the city.
Cast & crew
Ladislav Frejskladatel Josef Chvála
Táňa Fischerováspisovatelka Irena, Josefova přítelkyně
Petr Čepekfunkcionář Venda, Josefův bratr
Dana SyslováMiluše, Vendova manželka
Zdena HadrbolcováVlasta, Josefova sestra
Josef SomrJára, Vlastin manžel
Jiří Pleskototec Chvála
Ondřej Vetchýautomechanik Kája, syn Járy a Vlasty
Michal Pavlataredaktor Frélich
Jan SchmidCast
Leoš SuchařípaCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Antonín Máša
- Screenplay
- Antonín Máša
- Director of Photography
- Richard Valenta
- Editor
- Ivana Kačírková
- Original Music Composer
- Svatopluk Havelka