František Kubka: Alena

Kubek's Karlštejn Vigils, 21 short stories set in the reign of Charles IV, form a kind of Czech equivalent of Boccaccio's Decameron. The book is one of the most famous works of its author. It was first published in 1944. The short story Alena is a tale of female beauty, virtue, but also treachery. Performers: Daniela Kolářová, Antonie Hegerlíková, Vladimír Brabec, Miroslav Středa, Pavel Jurkovič and Radim Vondráček. Directed by: Markéta Jahodová.