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Concert at the End of Summer

A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, flashbacks reveal his relationship to his wife Anna and her sister Josefina. Both women gave him inspiration, yet Dvorak is clearly troubled in some way as musical excerpts come and go in his creative mind.

Top Cast

  • Josef Vinklář

    Josef Vinklář

    Antonín Dvořák

  • Jana Hlaváčková

    Jana Hlaváčková

    Anna Dvořáková

  • Jana Hlaváčová

    Jana Hlaváčová

    Josefina Kounicová

  • Svatopluk Beneš

    Svatopluk Beneš

    Kounic

  • František Němec

    František Němec

    Kent

  • Vlasta Fabianová

    Vlasta Fabianová

    Eleonora

  • Jiří Bartoška

    Jiří Bartoška

    Messenger

  • Zlata Adamovská

    Zlata Adamovská

  • Ondřej Pavelka

    Ondřej Pavelka

    Suk

Overview

A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, flashbacks reveal his relationship to his wife Anna and her sister Josefina. Both women gave him inspiration, yet Dvorak is clearly troubled in some way as musical excerpts come and go in his creative mind.

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