A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.
Key credits listed on this page include Vojtěch Jasný, František Břetislav Kunc, Vladimír Valenta, Jan Jakeš, Václav Babka, Věra Bublíková, Vlastimil Brodský, and Jana Brejchová.