Miriam Kantorková

A study of the Czech poet Karel Hynek Mácha.

The story of the film is based on Václav Kaplický's book Kladivo na carodejnice (1963), a novel about witch trials in Northern Moravia during the 1670s. The black-and-white allegorical film, full of symbols, follows the events of the trial of the priest Kryštof Lautner. Unwillingness to stop the evil in the beginning only encourages the inquisitor to graduate his accusations and use torture. The vicious circle scares everyone from resistance. (Wikipedia)

In this tragi-comic testimony to the need for a choice at the crossroads of maturity, the main character, an emotional artist, keeps thinking about himself and the purpose of his life. Hiding his helplessness, he finds his life without a goal or responsibilities. Later on, he realizes that the quality of life and experience depends on unwritten rules and higher principles. (jakubiskofilm.com)

A wee laddie falls fer a wee lassie who's already been promised to an ugly old fellow