Year: 1989
Runtime: 97 mins
Language: Czech
Director: Jiří Menzel
Set in 1918 Czechoslovakia, the newly formed National Assembly appoints Stoklasa, a prosperous commoner, as administrator of Kratochvile Castle, which he hopes to purchase. To impress local elites he hosts an elaborate hunting party, but an uninvited visitor claiming to be Duke Alexej arrives. Stoklasa suspects a con‑artist, yet the charismatic newcomer easily wins over the women before disappearing.
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