Summaries

Five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle aged couple who are experts at mechanics, travel to a motorcycle race where they congregate with the masses on the section of the course where historically there has been the most action of the destructive kind. In "Imposters", two elderly hospital patients talk about their past professional glories as a journalist and light opera star respectively. Each man wants to hear about the other more than tell his own story for good reason. In "The House of Joy", two national insurance agents believe they have an easy sale when they visit an elderly goat farmer/amateur painter, who uses whatever surface as his canvass, and paints his life and his dreams. But the sale will not be as easy as the men first believe it will be. In "The Restaurant the World", a wedding reception is taking place in one part of a busy self-serve diner. The reception guests are oblivious to the sadness of real life taking place all around their small current vacuum of a world, with the bride determined to make the most of *her* night. And in "Romance", a working class lad, out on the town on his own, is mesmerized by a young Romani girl.—Huggo

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • brief breasts
  • suicide by hanging
  • 18 year old boy
  • boy urinating
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jan 6, 1966
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language English Czech Romany
Filming locations Automat Svet, Liben, Prague, Czech Republic
Production companies Filmové studio Barrandov

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 47m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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