The first short story "Naked in the Thorns" tells the story of a man whose clothes were taken away by a dog during his bath in the river. In the second short story "Games of Love", a retired professor paints a biblical scene of Susan and the old man. In the last short story, "Fidelity", the dog Argos perishes while defending his beloved master.
Evald Schorm
Director
Václav Babka
(segment "Nahý v trní")
Helena Růžičková
(segment "Nahý v trní") / (segment "Hry lásky")
Lubomír Kostelka
(segment "Hry lásky")
Josef Hlinomaz
(segment "Hry lásky")
Josefa Pechlátová
(segment "Hry lásky")
Vlastimil Brodský
(segment "Věrnost")
Milada Burešová
(segment "Věrnost")
Ilja Prachař
(segment "Věrnost")
Jana Prachařová
(segment "Věrnost")
Miloš Vognič
(segment "Věrnost")
Drahomíra Fialková
(segment "Věrnost")
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