The husband and wife Ludva and Hedus Homolkas with their twins Péta and Máta and Ludva's parents - the granny and grandpa - arrive in the snowy Spindleruv Mlýn for a holiday. They promise to each other that they will not spoil the quite expensive holiday by quarrels. If somebody hurts the other one he/she will kneel as a punishment.
The Homolka family celebrates a great occasion: they were finally able to buy a car. They immediately begin to drive for small trips to Hradcany, to the airport, and plan further trips. Their euphoria is spoiled by a letter from their great-grandmother. Their great-grandfather is dying and the family is expected to come along to say goodbye. The annoyed Homolkas therefore set off to the South Bohemian village where the grandparents live.
This light comedy finds a Czech taxi driver taking his family on a weekend outing in the country. His wife, daughter-in-law, son and two grandchildren are the passengers who disturb the solitude of two young lovers. While the women attend the horse races, the father sits home getting drunk and watching football. The overweight daughter-in-law is upset because she has blown her chances to become a ballerina. All members of the family are caught up in their own individual problems in this realistically portrayed family comedy
An artist's studio is descended upon by a group of retired men and a young mother who agree to model in the nude for money. Comedy ensues as the students and the local bureaucracy react to the models, all in need of extra money. Several running gags border on slapstick as the officials and the students don't know what to do with the nude models.
В маленьком городке Зруче ситуация, как в Иваново в лучшие советские годы. По полтора десятка женщин на одного мужчину, и никаких перспектив. Нечем уравновесить контингент, собранный сплошь из работниц обувной фабрики. Но ее директор - малый не промах: благодаря его связям в городок прибывает гарнизон солдат-запасников. Происходит даже церемония знакомства, крайне унизительная для обеих сторон. Но, вопреки планам руководства, молодой симпатичной Андуле выпадает карта из другой колоды. Вместо лысеющего резервиста ей удается подцепить музыканта из Праги. Он и не подозревает, что мимолетная интрижка обернется нежданной гостьей на пороге столичной квартиры… Это образцовый фильм чешской новой волны, хорошо усвоившей уроки французского - натурные съемки, непрофессиональные актеры, "непреднамеренная" камера.
Номинации на «Оскар» и «Золотого Льва» (Венеция)
Премия «Бодиль» (Дания) за лучший европейский фильм
