Summary
Following his intimate post-apocalyptic drama Konec srpna v hotelu Ozon (The End of August at the Ozone Hotel, 1966), Jan Schmidt turned to directing Kolonie Lanfieri (The Lanfieri Colony, 1969), a thrilling adventure film inspired by an Alexander Grin story. The film's protagonist is Horn, a lone wolf who only slowly reveals his past to the inhabitants of a forgotten island. Horn has said goodbye to his previous life because of an ill-starred affection for a girl from a rich family. But the discovery of gold in a creek ignites a desire in Horn to return home a wealthy man. His vision quickly transforms into an obsession for which he is willing to sacrifice anything, including happiness and the lives of his peaceful new neighbours… The final shaping of this Czechoslovakian-Soviet coproduction, shot in Crimea and the Caucasus, was affected by the dramatic events of August 1968. Lithuanian actor Juozas Budraitis took the leading role, while other parts were taken by Czechoslovak actors (Zuzana Kocúriková, Václav Neckář, Michal Dočolomanský).
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