In this character study by Czech director Frantisek Vlacil, a stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town. Gradually he's drawn into the lives of his patients—a childless couple, a pregnant girl with a stern mother, the son of a duck farmer—and each relationship reveals a bit more about him and the idyllic but insular community.

Cast:Rudolf Hrušínský, Věra Galatíková, Alois Švehlík, Jana Dítětová, Marie Logojdová, Nina Popelíková,

Genre:Drama,

country:Czechoslovakia,

Production:Filmové studio Barrandov,