Directed by:
Jan ŠvankmajerScreenplay:
Jan ŠvankmajerCast:
Václav Helšus, Klára Issová, Zuzana Kronerová, Daniela Bakerová, Emília Došeková, Marcel Nemec, Jan Počepický, Jana Oľhová, Pavel Nový, Karel Brožek (more)Plots(1)
Eugene leads a double life – one real, the other in his dreams. In real life he has a wife called Milada; in his dreams he has a young girlfriend called Eugenia. Sensing that these dreams have some deeper meaning, he goes to see a psychoanalyst, Dr. Holubova, who interprets them for him. Gradually we learn that Eugene lost his parents at a tender age and was brought up in an orphanage. Apart from the lovely Eugenia and her little boy Peter, another figure appears regularly in his dreams – a filthy old woman who keeps warning him not to harm Eugenia. In another he is confronted by a man called Milan, who claims to be Eugenia’s husband and little Peter’s father, and tries to extort money from him. By now Eugenia is expecting Eugene’s child – to the dismay of Dr. Holubova, who believes Eugenia is in fact his anima. And getting your anima pregnant is worse than incest. Meanwhile Milada suspects Eugene is having an affair and starts following him. She confronts Holubova, assuming she is the other woman, and instead learns all about her husband’s double life. In another dream, Eugene accidentally causes Milan’s death during an argument. Milada spies on Eugene’s ritual in the studio, then copies it to gain access to his dream-world. Finding Eugenia, she tells her of Eugene’s bigamy. Both women are devastated. In his studio Eugene is amazed to find an old photograph of Eugenia with little Peter and Milan. He tracks down the photographer who used to work there, who sheds light on what really happened to his parents... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Václav Helšus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
Klára Issová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Kabaret Caligula - PanzerFaust (2018) (theatrical recording)
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
Zuzana Kronerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Daniela Bakerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Emília Došeková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Tiene v raji (1986) (TV movie)
Bičianka z doliny (1981) (TV movie)
Marcel Nemec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Broken Promise (2009)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Modrá ruža (1996) (TV movie)
Jan Počepický
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Courage for Every Day (1964)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Jana Oľhová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kukura (2014) (theatrical recording)
Želary (2003)
Zločin a trest (2015) (theatrical recording)
Pavel Nový
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Hřbitov pro cizince (1991) (TV movie)
I Enjoy the World with You (1982)
Karel Brožek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Snake Poison (1981)
What's Up Doc? (1984)
Miroslav Vrba
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cow (1993)
Oběti (1999) (series)
František Polata
Best movies:
Faust (1994)
Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Jakub Frydrych
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Child 44 (2015)
Pavel Tomanka
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
A Girl and a Magician (2009) (TV movie)
Zdeněk Košata
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Johana Krtičková
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Swingtime (2007) (TV movie)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
It Is Hell with a Princess (2009)
Jiří Zapletal
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Figarova svatba (2012) (theatrical recording)
Jan Švankmajer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lunacy (2005)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Michal Pokorný
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Jakub Hubert
Best movies:
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Monstrum (2017) (TV movie)
Krysař (2003)