Sunday

Annotation for KRRR! 2025 by Filmový přehled číslo 3 (24. 1. 1966)

It is Sunday. A calm has settled over the landscape. Villages and towns seem to be scattered in nature. Nové Město nad Metují is spread out with dignity between fields and forests. Even in the fields it is quiet today, only here and there people are raking hay. But a little further away it is buzzing with human excitement and noisy conversations. Off­‑road motorcycle races are taking place and people have come here from far away, either to show how one can control the machine, or to watch the dramatic battles of the competitors with interest. Meanwhile, in the city, a procession of wedding guests, accompanied by relatives and friends, is leaving the church. On the other side of the city lies a cemetery. It is quiet and peaceful, only a few elderly women have come to visit their deceased. Perhaps their husbands, children or parents lie here and they remember the bygone days in the gloom of the cemetery. And further around, there is only a landscape of fields and meadows, interwoven with roads and tracks. Here is a small monument by the road. Who knows who it reminds of, and people walk by obliviously. The quiet of the landscape beyond the town is contrasted by the noisy merriment of the merry­‑go­‑round. Children scream on the merry­‑go­‑rounds and swings; some people have dressed up and are now walking as if in a carnival procession. While the fun is in full swing and people are curious about the attractions of the fair, others have sat down to eat the food sold in the stalls. If we leave the merry­‑go­‑round, where children and adults have fun, we will again reach the meadows, where only here and there are scattered country cottages. Meanwhile, elsewhere, in the Adrspach Rocks, sports climbers have gathered to test their skills. The less experienced follow the more experienced. So Sunday passed in fun and excitement, and now the day is drawing to a close. In the early evening mood, people sit comfortably with a beer or wine, and empty cups are still scattered on the ground. People are happily playing sports on the lake. Even an evening sail has its own charm and charm. The sail glides quietly on the water and only the gentle splash of the waves can be heard. There is evening peace and quiet all around. While the paddlers enjoy their sports, the sports pilots take to the air. Nature is going to sleep for the night and peace reigns in the forests. Only along the path do tired tourists return from a long trip. It is already evening and getting dark. The deep shadows of the evening have flooded the entire landscape. Sunday is ending and the next day people will go back to work.