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VANILLA FLAVOUR

Vůně vanilky

A dramatic love story, taking place in the final days of the Second World War when the American Army liberated the Plzeň (Pilsen) region of West Bohemia. Anne lives with her mother, husband and stepchildren at a solitary country farm. But her life is not what she would wish it to be. She had previously lived with her aunt in London, and the only reason why she returned to Czechoslovakia was to look after the orphaned children of her sister. She married their father, but the rural environment is alien to her, and neither does she get on very well with her husband. A group of American soldiers arrive at the farm, having strayed away from their designated route of advance. To their great surprise, they are welcomed by a young woman who speaks fluent English, and invite her to go with them to Plzeň as an interpreter. Anne long hesitates, well aware that she attracts the affection of one of the soldiers, and herself becomes fond of him, too. She feels that the trip to Plzeň could mean an essential change in her life. Finally she accepts the offer and leaves, moreover encouraged by the rude behaviour of her husband. In Plzeň her relationship with Stanley deepens even further, and Anne is faced with a difficult decision: to leave for America with the man she loves, or return to her husband and children? Strangely enough, at the moment when she has at last found the man of her heart, Anne comes to understand where her place is, and her sense of responsibility makes her return to her family.

VANILLA FLAVOUR
VANILLA FLAVOUR

SD | 86' | © 2001

director(s): Jiří Strach
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Lucie Konášová
director of photography: Petr Polák

cast: Bára Munzarová, Jiří Schmitzer, Jana Hlaváčová, Pavel Kříž, Michaela Maurerová and others

original language: Czech
subtitles available: English

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