1896년 로자 룩셈부르크는 독일의 민주정부 설립과 폴란드의 혁명을 위해 투쟁하면서, 그녀의 정치적 재능을 모든 사람에게 인정받게 된다. 그러나 레오 요기헤스(다니엘 올브리쉬스키 분)와 긴밀히 협동하면서 그들의 정치적 활동은 개인적인 관계에 어려움을 가져오게 된다. 국제적 긴장감이 감돌자 로자는 전쟁과 군국주의를 비난하는 연설을 하게 되고 그녀의 사회주의자 동지들은 로자를 급진적 인사로 치부하게 된다.
A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
A mysterious man named Michael Allan Jones arrives in Prague to search for his ancestors. Specifically, he is interested in the year 1611, when a meteorite allegedly crashed near Dobruška. The search for him is helped by nice writer Marcela, who writes a short story about this topic. He thinks it wasn't a meteorite, but a UFO. With her, Michael visits several Czech locations with a mysterious past.
Set in Prague during the years leading up to World War II, this family saga tells the story of a cobbler named Vincenc Bursik (Vladimir Mensik), who uproots his clan from the country to the city, only to suffer the loss of his wife and the failure of his shoe business within months. When his daughter moves away to go live with a wealthy businessman as his mistress, Vincenc is left to take care of his two sons, who spend their days in a secret garden vying for the affections of a teenage girl.