A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.
Após seu mestre morrer subitamente, o jovem William, um valoroso escudeiro, resolve substituí-lo em uma competição envolvendo combate com lanças. Para tanto passa a treinar exaustivamente e consegue convencer Chauncer, um escritor, a forjar para ele uma nobre árvore genealógica.
Petr Soukup, a student from Karlovy Vary, is tasked with getting support for student protests in the spa city. However, Petr’s attention is rather absorbed in his relationships with students Zuzana and Martina as well as by the plight of a friend – single mother Jiřina who is making ends meet through sex work.