Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comic Jiří Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle. The movie's theme song, recorded by the well-known Czech group Lucie, helped broaden its popularity.

Cast / Jarka Rytychová , Pavel Landovský , Kateřina Kozáková , Jiří Lábus , Oldřich Kaiser , Jiří Schmitzer , Libuše Tomanová , Tomáš Vorel , Martin Dejdar    Writer / Martin Duba , Vladimír Michálek    Story / Franz Kafka    DoP / Martin Duba    Editor / Jiří Brožek    Sound / Michal Dvořák , Radim Hladík jr.    Music / David Koller , Michal Dvořák (II) , Vít Zouhar

Release date / 16 June 1994