A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.
Directed by: Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Jaromil Jireš
Written by: Bohumil Hrabal, Jaromil Jireš, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová
Music by: Jiří Šust, Jan Klusák
Starring: Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek, Emil Iserle, Miroslav Nohýnek, Slávka Španková, Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Menzel, Miloš Čtrnáctý, František Havel
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1966-01-07
Runtime: 107 minutes
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