Situation of the Street or the Czech Sea in the 18 Tidal Waves

An experimental study about Czech life, focusing on Prague's National Street, its businesses and the varied people who frequent it.

Cast

Zuzana Stivínová

as Actress

Jiří Krejčík

as Narrator

Eva Holubová

as Mother

Jan Saudek

as Photographer

Jana Kratochvílová

as Singer

Petr Marek

as Singer

Luděk Sobota

as Comedian

Jaroslav Dušek

as Man/Book

Ladislav Hampl

as Student

Jana Janěková

as Student in Café

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