Second Witch
As a car full of an assortment of characters rolls down an embankment and bursts into flames, the old driver says "See You in Hell, Friends." The relations between the characters are shown in flashbacks. The pretty Rita and her fiancee Petras meet the old colonel, and come to live in his farmhouse. Rita marries the colonel as well as her fiancee, and has a daughter Christine. The colonel's supposed father shows up, and also makes amorous advances on Rita. They all live blissfully together until two holy women with axes arrive. The women start chopping down trees to build an ark. Rita starts having nightmares and Christine is crucified.
Nun
Feito sob a sombra da invasão soviética na Tchecoslováquia em 1968, este clássico da 'New Wave' tcheca foi suprimido por mais de 20 anos, sendo liberado apenas em 1990. Este selvagem trabalho de vanguarda, retrata um mundo devastado pela guerra, incidindo sobre dois amigos que moram com um senhorio louco que deserdou a Igreja e acabam se envolvendo com uma linda jovem judia abandonada. Os três tentam criar um sentimento de família e de lar, cada um dedicado a reproduzir o tolo, como meio de se distanciarem do horrores que têm absorvido e da loucura do mundo que os rodeia.
Zina
Em uma Tchekoslovakia prester a ser invadida pelas forças alemãs durante a guerra, cremador nacionalista se contamina pela ideologia nazista e passa gradualmente a demonstrar comportamento estranho e obsessivo para com seus compatriotas e sua família. A situação se complica quando ele
descobre que sua esposa pode ter sangue judeu.
(segment "Pútnici")
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
Jana
Juraj, a Slovak artist living in Prague, takes stock in his life, realizing that his days pass without purpose. He lives a carefree life. But now he has to choose between two women, between the city and the country, and between creative work and craftsmanship. He has a passion for art but he also has to make a living. Through his relationships with close people, he grows aware of his position and this knowledge helps him to live a more fulfilling and better life.
