The Last Train

František Šandera, a student at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University, daily commutes to Prague to attend lectures and seminars. He was not able to get a place in the college lodging because his parents' place of residence is not far from the town. Sometimes, he even misses the last train in the evenings. His friend Honza offers him a room in the luxurious apartment of his parents. After graduation, František has the opportunity of staying at the faculty as an assistant. He discusses it with Honza at a small party held during the absence of Honza's parents. But the parents return early and also find there Honza's girlfriend Eva and František's Jitka. They are not upset, only Honza's mother dislikes the fact that Eva is older than her son. František refuses the position at the faculty. He and Honza want to leave for a North-Bohemian industrial plant. Before their departure, František takes Jitka to his sister's wedding. On the occasion, the parents tell all their children about their plan to build a house and ask them to collaborate. But František is the only one willing to help. Jitka later reproaches František for his reluctance to use his proletarian origin to good account and breaks up with him after a quarrel. František meets Květa while hitchhiking and begins dating her. He travels to his parents to help them build the house every Sunday. Honza returns to Prague where his parents have arranged both work and a flat for him. František stays in the industrial plant and soon receives a flat, too, moving in with Květa. František's mother celebrates her birthday and everybody meets in the new house. František's brothers and his brother-in-law are already looking forward to the house and their eventual share of it. They are, however, disappointed - the parents have donated the house to the village to establish a kindergarten there and they themselves have moved into a flat in the new building which belongs to the local agricultural cooperative. František and Květa return to their new home and believe that their love will be as strong as the relationship of František's parents.