
Lea Pohlová sets up a fashion store after the death of her parents, but she also has to take care of her sister Emu, who is still studying. Lea meets her neighbor, doctor Brozek, who is in financial trouble.

Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for vintage black-and-white dramas where everyone speaks in polite, formal sentences while their lives fall apart, you might find something here. If you prefer movies where people act like actual human beings instead of chess pieces in a weird social experiment, you will proba...


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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for vintage black-and-white dramas where everyone speaks in polite, formal sentences while their lives fall apart, you might find something here. If you prefer movies where people act like actual human beings instead of chess pieces in a weird social experiment, you will probably be annoyed within twenty minutes. It’s a strange little relic. You watch Lea decide to basically buy a husband, and you just want to reach into the screen and shake her. Or may..."
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