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.
Cast
Jiří Pomeje
Ing. Marek Paar
Dagmar Bláhová
Ing. Zina Zachová
Jiří Bartoška
Dr. Arnošt Tittelbach, Zinin milenec
Pavel Pípal
Bohdan Bukvaj, Zinin bývalý milenec
Luděk Randár
provozní chemik Zdeněk Trmal
Nela Boudová
laborantka Zdeňka, Trmalova žena
Taťjana Medvecká
asistentka Vilma
Josef Bek
ředitel Primatexu Tomáš Salivar
Petr Čepek
Artl, slepý krajský inspektor
Jiřina Jirásková
Artlova žena
Monika Žáková
knihovnice Stázi
Bronislav Poloczek
Mirek Ryvola
Petr Meissel
vodohospodář Oskar, Markův bývalý spolužák
Andrea Bogušovská
maturantka Janička, Oskarova dívka
Jana Andresíková
Irma, dáma z ministerstva
Jana Šulcová
Dita Tittelbachová, Arnoštova žena
Lenka Jandová
Ditunka, Arnoštova dcera
Vladimír Krška
Ignác Strejcovský, ředitel závodu v Hurtově
Jiří Samek
Kaška, ředitel závodu v Hrušovanech
Oldřich Vízner
ekonomický náměstek Just
Václav Knop
Hakl
Petr Hanus
Ing. Hruška
Jiří Hálek
Hora
Vojtěch Ron
Volráb, hostinský v Hrušově
Eva Tauchenová
Volrábova žena
Klára Pollertová
telefonistka Dáša
Jana Šedová
Babka
Josef Vajnar
Kolínský
Hanuš Bor
Budík
Rudolf Kubík
Jarda
Igor Smržík
muž u inspekce
Jiří Bábek
Šeps
Miriam Chytilová
telefonistka
Ondřej Útrata
Unknown
Josef Bulík
Unknown
Markéta Valentová
Unknown
Vladimír Drha
Unknown
Martina Adamcová
Unknown
Jiří Patočka
Unknown
Crew
Dušan Kukal
Dramaturgy
Vladimír Drha
Director
Václav Šašek
Screenplay
Vladimír Páral
Novel
Jan Chaloupek
Editor
Alena Kravková
Assistant Editor
Emil Sirotek
Director of Photography
Michal Vostřez
First Assistant Director
Jan Menšík
Second Assistant Director
Bohumil Nový
Production Design
Martin Duba
Camera Operator
Stanislav Šťastný
Assistant Camera
Eva Štrougalová
Costume Design
Renata Votrubová
Costumer
Jana Křížková
Costumer
Inka Braťková
Costumer
Jana Dolejší
Makeup & Hair
Jaroslav Šámal
Makeup & Hair
Ivana Kostková
Makeup & Hair
Zdeněk Klika
Makeup & Hair
Ivo Špalj
Sound
Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
Karel Svoboda
Original Music Composer
Ivan Ernyei
Set Decoration
Dana Smržová
Set Decoration
Jaroslav Vich
Set Decoration
Kateřina Pavelková
Script Supervisor
Dagmar Švejdova
Script Supervisor
Vladimíra Lenertová
Clapper Loader
Ivan Minář
Clapper Loader
Eliška Nejedlá
Production Manager
Jan Vincourek
Unit Production Manager
Lenka Jandová
Unit Production Manager
Miloslav Vydra
Creative Producer
Pavel Bačkovský
Assistant Production Manager
Luboš Čížek
Assistant Production Manager
Dušan Vodák
Assistant Production Manager
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