The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief’s retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The…

Two classically trained musicians and childhood friends – one a successful cellist in Prague, the other a violinist who makes his money playing provincial funerals – reconvene on the eve…

A few days in the life of a Czechoslovak teenager when he starts work.