In her first feature, Věra Chytilová uses a combination of documentary and fiction film techniques to tell two stories in counterpoint. The first follows Olympic champion gymnast Eva Bosáková, who contemplates retirement as she undergoes a gruelling training schedule; the second, a housewife who is unappreciated and ignored by her husband.
Cast
Věra Uzelacová
Věra
Josef Langmiler
Josef
Jiří Kodet
Jirka
Milivoj Uzelac
Milda
Jaroslava Matlochová
Trainer
Luboš Ogoun
Trainer
Vladimír Bosák
Eva's Husband
Eva Bosáková
Eva
Dagmar Cejnková
Dada
Jiří Cejnek
Dada's Husband
Oldřich Červinka
Journalist
Rudolf Kyznar
Pianist (uncredited)
Věra Čáslavská
Gymnast (uncredited)
František Filipovský
František Filipovský (uncredited)
Antonín Bahenský
Cameraman (uncredited)
Helena Štvánová
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Crew
Věra Chytilová
Director, Screenplay, Story
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Anna Křemenová
Assistant Editor
Jan Čuřík
Director of Photography
Jiří Menzel
First Assistant Director
Mojmír Ticháček
Assistant Director
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Vladimír Labský
Production Design
František Uldrich
Camera Operator
Jiří Macák
Assistant Camera
Dagmar Cejnková
Costume Design
Anna Blažková
Costumer
Jarmila Romanová
Costumer
Václav Kliegel
Sound Assistant
Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
Jiří Šlitr
Original Music Composer
Josef Calta
Set Decoration
Ludmila Sovová
Assistant Set Decoration
Jaroslava Čapková
Script Supervisor
Marta Kaplerová
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Pokorný
Production Manager
Jaroslav Jaroš
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Solnička
Unit Production Manager
Vlasta Synkulová
Unit Production Manager
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
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