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 |