Return of the Prodigal Son
Návrat ztraceného syna
Czechoslovakia • 1967
Director
Synopsis
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
Synopsis
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
Credits
Crew
DirectorEvald Schorm
WriterSergej Machonin, Evald Schorm
CinematographerFrantišek Uldrich
ComposerJan Klusák
EditorJiřina Lukešová
Cast
Jan Kačeras Jan Sebek
Jana Brejchováas Jana
Jiří Menzelas Jirí
Milan Morávekas Doctor
Dana Medřickáas Olga