Directed by:
Vojtěch JasnýScreenplay:
Vladimír ValentaCinematography:
Jaroslav KučeraComposer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Jan Jakeš, Václav Babka, Věra Bublíková, Vlastimil Brodský, Vladimír Menšík, Jana Brejchová, Jiří Vala, František Vnouček, Otto Šimánek, Věra Tichánková (more)Plots(1)
Jasny’s acclaimed and influential debut feature, Desire, poetically intertwines four stories of Czech rural life. A key film in the evolution of Czechoslovak cinema. (Second Run)
Cast
Jan Jakeš
Best movies:
Desire (1958)
Go Back to Your Grave! (1989)
![Václav Babka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272603_a36839.jpg)
Václav Babka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
All My Compatriots (1968)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
![Věra Bublíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274925_97848c.jpg)
Věra Bublíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling... (1976)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
![Vlastimil Brodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281492_215952.jpg)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
![Vladimír Menšík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281807_61dfca.png)
Vladimír Menšík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Jana Brejchová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281468_a9e15f.jpg)
Jana Brejchová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Půlpenny (1974) (TV movie)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
![Jiří Vala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271167_49f599.jpg)
Jiří Vala
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![František Vnouček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274562_71bd7a.jpg)
František Vnouček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Krakatit (1948)
![Otto Šimánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268669_c79972.jpg)
Otto Šimánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Men About Town (1969)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
![Věra Tichánková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268489_282925.jpg)
Věra Tichánková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Kinoautomat: One Man and His House (1967)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Václav Lohniský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268136_cc0c4b.jpg)
Václav Lohniský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
![Zdeněk Kutil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268695_6a9377.jpg)
Zdeněk Kutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
![Zdeněk Řehoř](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268700_32c92a.jpg)
Zdeněk Řehoř
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
František Mušálek
Best movies:
Desire (1958)
![Vladimír Brabec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268603_0786d4.jpg)
Vladimír Brabec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Václav Poláček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Desire (1958)
A Local Romance (1958)
![Anna Melíšková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886923_aab672.jpg)
Anna Melíšková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
At the Terminus (1957)
Desire (1958)
Jiří Pick
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Desire (1958)
![Ilja Racek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268759_ed633e.jpg)
Ilja Racek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
![Blažena Holišová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268218_a79104.jpg)
Blažena Holišová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)