The Cage

Květa Galová was once married to an influential man and lived in a beautiful house in Hradčany. She was friends with the renowned race car driver Eliška Junková. Now, she resides in a ground-floor apartment on the outskirts of Prague, overlooking a courtyard and the street, living alone and largely abandoned by others. Her husband passed away many years ago, and her daily life is marked by routine visits from the postwoman, who delivers her pension and her favorite motoring magazines, as well as her regular assistance at the rectory and the local church. She occasionally cooks and bakes for Father Jan, and with her usual willingness, she also does his laundry and ironing. However, one of the last certainties in her life is quickly disrupted—Father Jan is transferred to Hradec Králové and replaced by a young priest who is accustomed to handling everything himself. At this point, a smiling young man with dark glasses and a flower in his hand enters Květa Galová's life.