Overview
The film tells the story of an enthusiastic young man who joins a textile factory in the late 1950s and assumes that a promising career awaits him - the protagonist is therefore constantly comparing himself to his favourite literary model, the equally ambitious Julian Sorel from Stendhal's fresco The Red and the Black. The result, however, lacks the necessary conviction, the ability to draw the viewer into his world, and remains too contrived, as the chosen period has become a mere non-committal backdrop for amorous games.
Director and cast
- Jiří Pomeje as Ing. Marek Paar
- Dagmar Bláhová as Ing. Zina Zachová
- Jiří Bartoška as Dr. Arnošt Tittelbach, Zinin milenec
- Pavel Pípal as Bohdan Bukvaj, Zinin bývalý milenec
- Luděk Randár as provozní chemik Zdeněk Trmal
- Nela Boudová as laborantka Zdeňka, Trmalova žena
- Taťjana Medvecká as asistentka Vilma
- Josef Bek as ředitel Primatexu Tomáš Salivar
- Petr Čepek as Artl, slepý krajský inspektor
- Jiřina Jirásková as Artlova žena
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