Age: 95
female
Jiřina Bohdalová is a Czech actress. She began acting in theatre and film at an early age. She was accepted to The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) at her third attempt. She later accepted an offer from Jan Werich to join the actor's troupe at “Divadlo ABC”. From 1967 to present days she is in a permanent engagement at the “Vinohrady Theatre”. Bohdalová has done extensive work as a voice actress, especially, TV characters in various childrens’ stories. She has made numerous appearances in different fairy-tales, short stories, TV films, serials, plays and many programmes of her own. She has won two Czech Lion awards for her roles in Nesmrtelná teta and Fany. She is the mother of actress Simona Stašová. The StB (now defunct Czech state secret police) attempted to blackmail Bohdalová into becoming an informant, but she resisted this effort. After the publication of a register of StB collaborators which included her name she successfully had the error of her inclusion rectified. Description above edited from the Wikipedia article Jiřina Bohdalová, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
US medical resident travels to Prague for a short break before returning to hospital in Phily. She is disciplined, focused, and living by schedule. In Prague, a man leaves important client meeting. He is a practical, rarely acts impulsively. Their stories begin in parallel. She is in the city excited. He has phone in hand, already thinks about his next meets. Then all shifts. Thief grabs her bag. Her money, documents, all gone. She ends up in a fastfood called Eddie's, sits in booth, cry. He notices, hesitates, approaches. She says what happened. He tells thieves takes wallet and throw bag away nearby. They search and finds the bag in trash. Money is gone, wallet too, but passport is still there. Since she has no money, no solution, he insists she stay with him until she will be ready to leave. She hesitates but trusts him. She moves into his apartment, sleeps in his bed, He on couch. He shows her city. She talks about medicine. They grow closer. They know this love they both secretly feels has limited time. She needs to come back home. He buys her flyticket. Before she leaves, they make one agreement 1 year, Same place. Eddie's. year later. Eddie’s. Narrator voice appears for 1st time: We don’t know if either will come. Cut to black. Open ending. Then image is back. She arrives. She is nervous. looks around. He isn’t there. Doubt creeps into her face, checks time. He run, bursts inside. She turns, runs toward him. He catches her, turns around They kiss.
