The Return of the Prodigal Son

Released
1967
1h 38min
17 votes
Drama

Synopsis

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

Détails techniques

Titre original

Návrat ztraceného syna

Langue originale

CS

Langues parlées

Czech

Production

Compagnies de production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Pays de production

Czechoslovakia

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Mots-clés

adulteryhusband wife relationshipsuicide attemptasylumalienationdoctorunhappinessoutsider