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.
Release Date : May 01, 1991
Production Company : Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries : Czechoslovakia
Original Language : Český
Casts : Josef Novotný, Barbora Leichnerová, Ivana Chýlková, Svatava Hubeňáková, Eliška Kuchařová, Rudolf Máhrla, Vlastimil Brodský, Zdeňka Sajfertová, Marek Vašut, Anna de Abren e Lima, Barbora Sloupová
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
