Summary
In the eighties the ambitions of director Jaroslav Soukup extended beyond teenager tales such as Discopříběh (Discostory, 1987). An example of this is the diptych Divoká srdce (Famous Duels, 1989), which binds the genre of a costume romance to a duel of famous historical personalities. The tale Dlužný výstřel (The Due Shot) is inspired by a short story of a similar name written by the Russian poet Pushkin. It is penned by the jealous poet (Marek Vašut) while he is awaiting his fateful duel with the Baron d’Anthés. In the story itself, we find Count Silvio (Jiří Bartoška), ultimately taking pity on his rival in love – Lieutenant Orlov (Lukáš Vaculík). In the lighter story, entitled Divoký páv (The Wild Peacock), the aged Italian adventurer Casanova (Boris Rösner) recollects his past as a seducer – and to a duel with Polish Marshal Branický (Jan Vávra) 20 years ago in Warsaw.
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