Summary
One of actor Vladimír Šmeral’s final major roles came in this satirical comedy written and directed in 1977 by long-serving filmmaker Karel Steklý. The protagonist of this tragicomedy is old art restorer Prusík, who has collected paintings throughout his life. When Prusík finds himself in hospital following a heart attack, his greedy family tries to persuade him to sign over his potential fortune. Prusík’s friend, Father Ostatek, devises a scheme to teach the scheming relatives a lesson – but it does little to improve the old man’s relationships with family members... Jiřina Bohdalová and Stanislava Bartošová play the two greedy and grasping daughters, for whom their father merely serves as an instrument of profit. Actor Vladimír Ráž takes on a rare villainous role as a roguish lawyer.
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