Summary
One of the final roles performed by Jiřina Štěpničková in the fertile 1960s was that of aged film star Slávka Hradilová refusing to make peace with having reached the end of her professional life. Although Slávka could take solace in her role as a mother and grandmother, she still yearns to perform once again in front of the camera. Only when confronted with naked reality is she forced to admit that her acting days are irretrievably over… In addition to Štěpničková, whose professional career the film evokes to some extent, seasoned director Jiří Hanibal succeeds in casting in his tragicomedy several other stars of the interwar period. These include Zita Kabátová, Nataša Gollová and Marie Glázrová. The part of Slávka’s former acting colleague, who is content working as a keeper in the docks, was played by Gustav Nezval. Hanibal’s casting even includes such minute details as giving the small part of a wardrobe mistress to a seasoned actor of minor roles in the 1930s, Nita Romanečová.
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