Touha (1958)

Drama

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.

Updated May 28 2020

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Runtime: 91 mins Rating: 6.0

Cast

Vlastimil Brodský

Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela")

Jana Brejchová

Lenka (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

Vladimír Menšík

Combine Driver (segment "Andela")

Václav Lohniský

Michal (segment "Andela")

Věra Tichánková

Andela (segment "Andela")

Václav Babka

Father (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")

Otto Šimánek

Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

František Vnouček

Father (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")