It is spring 1948, soon after the February putsch in Czechoslovakia when the Communists seized power in the country. The student Jana Stiborová takes part in gatherings and debates, but does so mainly to please her boyfriend, the medical student Jindra who is an active Communist. Jana comes from the well-established family of an official, and therefore tries to seal off her love affair from her parents. The dominant father tries to rule Jana's life and wants her to remain as apolitical as himself. Jana, however, wants to take part in the period events and applies for membership in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Jindra considers her act false due to her family background and his reaction results in a rupture between the lovers. The Stibor family celebrates Jana's birthday in their apartment and Jindra unexpectedly comes over to congratulate the girl. There is a quarrel between him and Stibor and Jindra is thrown out of the flat. Jana cannot bear the subsequent split. But even Jindra himself realizes that he had handled the girl too harshly and had proven himself unable to help her. Jana is deeply hurt when she finds out how hypocritical her father is when he decides to enter the Communist Party for the sake of his career. Moreover, Jana learns from a secretly heard discussion between her parents that the seemingly perfect marriage is only a formal matter. The quarrel with her father results in her ultimately leaving home. Although they explain everything to each other with Jindra, Jana decides to stand up on her own and moves to a student's dormitory.
The film was created on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
studentka Jana Stiborová
medik Jindra, Janin chlapec
prokurista Karel Stibor, Janin otec
Anna, Stiborova žena, Janina matka
studentka Zorka Doležalová
student práv Alek
Petr Malec
Kejmar
JUDr. Benda, Alkův otec
student Ivan
vrchní číšník Kostečka
muž na schůzi
Vašek
medik Valenta
copatá studentka
student práv Kamil
předseda MO KSČ
student
student
student
studentka
student
student
student
student
student
studentka
student
student
student
student
starší muž na schůzi
profesor
zapisovatelka
Gusta
docent
kytarista
Líba, Kejmarova žena
Láďa
Borek
Dvořák
číšník
Jan Otčenášek (Občan Brych – román)
Zdeněk Jeřábek, Petr Škorpil, Václav Štědronský
Jiří Pavlík, Bohumír Brunclík (zvukové efekty)
Jiří Kamarýt, Jaroslav Jaroš
doc. PhDr. Miloš Kaláb
Zdena Švarcová (klapka), Bohuslav Kück (fotograf)
Ludwig van Beethoven (Symfonie č.5 c moll /Osudová/ – převztatá)
FISYO (Music Conducted by František Belfín)
Song Composer Harry Warren
Song Composer Jaroslav Ježek
Writer of Lyrics Jan WerichJiří Voskovec
Singer sbor
Singer sborové pískání
Song Composer Jaroslav Ježek
Jarní povětří
Jarní povětří
Spring Breeze
film
featuretheatrical distribution
drama, psychological
Czechoslovakia
1961
1960
literary Screenplay approved 13 April 1960
technical Screenplay approved 23 May 1960
start of filming 8 July 1960
end of filming 4 November 1960
projection approval 20 January 1961
withdrawal from distribution 6 April 1973
premiere 24 February 1961 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
preview 24 February 1961 (kino Sevastopol /1 týden/, Praha)
premiere 8 March 1961 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /1 týden/, Flora /1 týden/ a Odboj /1 týden/, Praha)
renewed premiere 19 February 1970 /suitable for youths/ (kino Letka, Praha)
Ústřední půjčovna filmů (původní 1961 a obnovená 1970)
Tvůrčí skupina Šebor – Bor, Vladimír Bor (vedoucí dramaturg tvůrčí skupiny), Jiří Šebor (vedoucí výroby tvůrčí skupiny)
feature film
106 min
3 021 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech