Desire Backdrop Blur
Desire Poster
6.5 1h 31m

Desire

A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.

Top Cast

  • Jan Jakeš

    Jan Jakeš

    Joska (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")

  • Václav Babka

    Václav Babka

    Father (segment "O chlapci, který hledal konec sveta")

  • Věra Bublíková

    Věra Bublíková

  • Vlastimil Brodský

    Vlastimil Brodský

    Shoemaker Novosad (segment "Andela")

  • Jana Brejchová

    Jana Brejchová

    Lenka (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

  • Jiří Vala

    Jiří Vala

    Jan (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

  • František Vnouček

    František Vnouček

    Father (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

  • Otto Šimánek

    Otto Šimánek

    Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")

  • Eva Blažková

    Eva Blažková

Overview

A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.

Rating

6.5 / 10
8 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

7.3 1972