''Desire'' () is a 1958 Czech
anthology film
An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...
directed by
Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and ...
. It was entered into the
1959 Cannes Film Festival.
The film consists of four stories – ''About a Boy Who Searched for the End of the World'', ''People on Earth and Stars in the Skies'', ''Anděla'' and ''Mum''
Cast
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Jan Jakeš
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as Joska Malina
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as Joska's father
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Věra Bublíková as Joska's mother
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Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský (15 December 1920 – 20 April 2002) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.
One of his best-known roles was as the title charac ...
as Novosad
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Jana Brejchová
Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953. She was married to director Miloš Forman and later actor Vlastimil Brodský. Her younger sister Hana Brejchová, Hana was also an ...
as Lenka
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Jiří Vala as Jan
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František Vnouček as Lenka's father
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Otto Šimánek
Otto Šimánek (28 April 1925 – 8 May 1992) was a Czechoslovak actor. Šimánek worked at the Prague City Theater. He also taught mime at the Prague Conservatory. He became internationally known through the role of the silent wizard Pan Ta ...
as Brother-in-law
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Eva Blažková
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* ...
as Tonča
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Věra Tichánková
Věra Tichánková (7 December 1920 – 9 January 2014) was a Czech actress, whose career spanned over seven decades.
She married actor and playwright Jan Skopeček.
Věra Tichánková died on 9 January 2014, aged 93, in Prague, Czech Rep ...
as Anděla
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Václav Lohniský
Václav Lohniský (5 November 1920 – 18 February 1980) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 120 films and television shows between 1950 and 1980.
Selected filmography
* '' Případ dr. Kováře'' (1950)
* '' September Nights'' (1957)
* ...
as Michal
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Zdeněk Kutil
Zdeněk is a Czech male given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onom ...
as Pavelka
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Vladimír Brabec
Vladimír Brabec (15 May 1934 in Prague – 1 September 2017 in Nová Ves pod Pleší) was a Czech actor.
Selected filmography
*''Revolucni rok 1848'' (1949) - Student
*''Krízová trojka'' (1952) - Boy
*''Velké dobrodruzství'' (1952) - Cerv ...
as Municipal office employee
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Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a Czech actor and entertainer. He is considered one of the greatest Czech comedians, storytellers and improvisers.
Life
Vladimír Menšík was born on 9 October 1929 in Ivančice, Czechosl ...
as Combine driver
References
External links
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1958 films
Czech anthology films
1950s Czech-language films
Czechoslovak black-and-white films
Films directed by Vojtěch Jasný
1950s Czech films
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