In May 1945, a broken violinist lies drunk by a creek, haunted by memories of his life before and during WWII. Once the celebrated first violin in spa orchestras, he married Jewish nurse Róza and dreamed of fatherhood, only to face brutal anti-Jewish persecution. Relegated to second violin, he spirals into alcoholism and betrayal, while Róza and their daughter are deported. Cast out by colleagues and lovers, he descends into madness, murdering a vagrant with his violin case. In a final psychotic haze, he tends a roadside Christ statue before collapsing, his shattered life a testament to love, loss, and atrocity.
Stars: Josef Novotný, Barbora Leichnerová, Ivana Chýlková, Svatava Hubeňáková, Eliška Kuchařová, Rudolf Máhrla
Crew: Zeno Dostál (Screenplay), Zeno Dostál (Director), Zeno Dostál (Novel), Zeno Dostál (Story), Aleš Dospiva (First Assistant Director), Milan Klacek (First Assistant Director)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 01, 1991
IMDb: 6
Keywords:based on novel or book, world war ii
