Summary
Successful, ageing architect Petr Hron is the hero of Podivný výlet (Strange Excursion, 1977), a psychological drama directed by Jiří Hanibal. While fighting in the Beskid mountains during World War II, Petr was involved in dramatic clashes with the fascists but also encountered the great love of his life, a beautiful girl named Věra. When meeting up with old friends and a former lover many years later, his memories of the past recur and distant events are brought vividly back to life. Petr has to accept that he cannot continue his former relationships in his present life. He heads back to his home in Prague alone, but wiser… Jiří Vala is cast in the lead role, while Vlastimil Brodský and Ilja Prachař portray the hero´s friends. Jana Dítětová played the ageing Zuzana. The younger generation, experiencing relationships just as difficult and painful as those of their parents, were represented by Jana Pehrová, Jana Riháková and Oldřich Kaiser.
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