Delicate Relationships

Juraj Herz, 1979

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Summary

During the 1970s, director Juraj Herz’s disposition towards strongly stylised stories had to be interspersed with more mainstream entries. And so, alongside Holky z porcelánu (Girls from a Porcelain Factory, 1974), Holka na zabití (A Girl to Be Killed, 1975) and Den pro mou lásku (The Day for My Love, 1976), we also find this 1979 adaptation of the novel Druhý břeh (Second Shore) by Václav Dušek. The author’s hot-blooded hero Tadeáš Falk finally decides to settle down. Divorcee Bára desires that her marriage to Tadeáš yields a “company apartment” (one provided to the families of certain state company employees) in order to provide a safe home for five-year-old daughter Beruška. But Bára’s ex-husband Sakl places various obstacles in the way of this new family. Nor is developing a relationship with little Beruška as easy as Tadeáš imagined. This successfully delivered story stars Vladimír Kratina and Zora Ulla Keslerová. The role of the disruptive ex, Sakl, is played by Jiří Štěpnička. Tadeáš’s free-thinking driver's mate Harýk is played by Radim Hložek, in what was this actor’s only film appearance.
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About a film

Production year 1979
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres psychological
Form feature
Duration 83 min
Director Juraj Herz
Cast Vladimír Kratina, Radim Hložek, Zora Ulla Keslerová, Helena Žaludová, Vladimír Menšík, Jiří Štěpnička
Director of photography Jiří Macháně
Screenplay Jiří Švejda, Juraj Herz
Editor Jaromír Janáček
Production designer Vladimír Labský
Music Petr Hapka
Sound designer František Černý, Karel Jaroš