The house-painter Havelka prefers training his hound to work. His friend Pavelka envies him the dog. In a pub they quarrel about which one of them is better huntsman. When Havelka does not want to sell the dog to Pavelka, the farmer Pavelka makes Havelka drunk and cheats the dog out of him for nothing. The painter despairs. His wife is crossed with him, he does not prosper at work, and he forfeited the loved animal. Anyway, in the meantime Pavelka unsuccesfully tries to train the dog and he even uses the whip. A fight occurs between both men. The dog defends Havelka and bites the farmer. In a violent reaction the farmer kills the dog with a pickaxe. Havelka carries away the dead animal. He is accompanied by Pavelka distracted with grief.
malíř pokojů Havelka
Havelkova žena
sedlák Pavelka
Pavelkova žena
malířův učedník
dáma na kole
hráč karet
obchodník
cikánka
hospodská
kibic
kibic
číšník
vesničan
vesničanka
rváč
rváč
český fousek Argoš
Věrnost
Věrnost
Faithfulness
Psí věrnost
povídka
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy, short-story
Czechoslovakia
1971
1970
medium length film
33 min
923 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
colour
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech
