When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor's orders, he is determined to live out his final days on his own terms and fulfill his fantasies. He saves the life of a young woman who tries to kill herself after his recovery from heart surgery in this symbolic story of a man trying to determine his own fate in his last days alive.
The young Prince Charles (Jaromír Hanzlík), the future King of his country Charles IV, is being educated at the French court in the company of his fiancée Blanche (Daniela Kolárová). One day he receives a summons from his father John of Luxembourg (Milos Kopecký) in Italy. He leaves for Italy accompanied by a deputation from Bohemia. On the way the prince's company fights a battle with armed Milanese against heavy odds. Thanks to Charles's perspicacity, the prince's almost naked soldiers win through. In Lucca in Italy Charles joins his father, and here he experiences an amorous adventure and escapes from the traps laid by the Italian rebels.
Короли двух соседних государств - Генрих и Добромысл Весёлый, заочно решают поженить своих детей, ведь тогда между этими странами всегда будет мир. Но у молодых людей другие планы - каждый из них хочет увидеть своего суженого заранее. Переодетые, они влюбляются в друга, не зная, кто есть кто. Чтобы избежать свадьбы, принцесса Елена притворяется грустной, её не может рассмешить ничто. Король ищет спасителя, который заставил бы принцессу смеяться...
