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THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON

by Evald Schorm

synopsis

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

international title: The Return of the Prodigal Son
original title: Návrat ztraceného syna
country: Czech Republic
year: 1967
genre: fiction
directed by: Evald Schorm
film run: 103'
release date: ZS 10/03/1967, SE 09/04/1967, CH 30/07/1967, IT 09/1967, DE 10/03/1968, FR 26/06/1968, HU 13/02/1969, PL 05/1971
screenplay: Sergej Machonin, Evald Schorm
cast: Jana Brejchová, Nina Divíšková, Karel Hovorka
cinematography by: Frantisek Uldrich
film editing: Jirina Lukesová
costumes designer: Svata Sophová

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