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The inner drama of Jiřà Mánka, a forty-year-old cashier at Ĺ˝ivnostenská banka, who has artistic talent, both musical and painterly. After his experiences on the battlefields of World War I, he chose a job that provides him with a very good livelihood, but does not satisfy his ambitions. He lives alone with his mother and gets along well with his brother Teodor, with whom he shares a love of music. JiĹ™Ă's life is shaken up by a chance encounter with a young, attractive girl named AdĂ©la, with whom he feels relaxed and rejuvenated, at least at first...