After nine years, director
Irena Pavlásková continued the theme she began with her debut
Cas sluhu (1989). She returned to the character of the weakling Milan (
Karel Roden), a man completely under the thumb of his manipulative wife Dana (
Ivana Chýlková). In a fit of spite Milan finds himself in a psychiatric hospital and soon after enters into a complex relationship with Tána (
Lucie Bílá), the doctor who is trying to help him return to normal life. In contrast to the psychological bent of her debut, Pavlásková here emphasizes the comic and socio-satirical aspects of the narrative.
—Czech film center