1x1 - Episode 1

January 1, 1987

A twenty-one-year-old machine fitter and a one-year-older shop assistant have created a naturally harmonious, even archetypal model of a partner relationship. Besides his job and family, the more dynamic Pavel managed to spare some time for his numerous hobbies while Ivana took up the position of his benevolent, understanding supporter from the very beginning. Except for the first years of marriage when the family was struggling with economic problems, she was a housewife and a real keeper of the hearth and home, living primarily for the success, interests and problems of her close ones. Her approach became even more meaningful after the revolution which opened new horizons for Pavel’s enterprising spirit while their children, older Dominik and younger Růženka, both of whom inherited the active nature of their father, were growing up.

1x3 - Episode 3

January 1, 1987

1x4 - Episode 4

January 1, 1987

1x5 - Episode 5

January 1, 1987

1x6 - Episode 6

January 1, 1987

Architecture students Ivana (21) and Vašek (24) never once thought about whether and how family life and professional ambitions were to be combined. With complete naturalness and admirable dynamism, they decided to manage both; they had five children, built a house and started a business. In their urgent need to work, construct and create, they made claims on themselves and their environment that were so high that they inevitably reached beyond the limits of the possible. The world they have created is admirable and consuming at the same time; they price they have paid for it is high. Yet they have managed to keep the most precious thing: their relationship.