Overview
A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of Mácha's complex character (his relation to another Czech writer of the time Josef Kajetán Tyl, his unbearable jealousy, his solitude, his attitude to nature,etc.) on the well-depicted historical background with all its particularities.
Cast
- Jiří Schwarz as Karel Hynek Mácha
- Veronika Žilková as Lori Somková
- Marta Vančurová as Márinka
- Petr Čepek as Ledvina
- Jan Hrušínský as Michal Mácha
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Poetry Reader (voice)
- Milena Dvorská as Durasová
- Josef Karlík as Duras
- Jan Kraus as Trojan
- Miriam Kantorková as Lorenzová