In a small town in the Czech Republic called Jilemnice, there is a woman named Štěpa Kiliánová. She is brave and jolly, but also unlucky in life, with a deep desire to find fulfillment in her otherwise empty existence as a virgin. Against her better judgment, she decides to marry Pavel Malina, a cynical and solitary man who is a former lieutenant and addicted gambler. Pavel longs for nothing but peace and to bury the memories of his tumultuous past. As their marriage unfolds, they experience unreciprocated love, mutual aversion, and disillusionment.影评：这部电影深刻描绘了两个寻找内心满足的人在婚姻中的矛盾与挣扎。从主人公Štěpa Kiliánová勇敢而开朗的性格，到Pavel Malina阴郁孤僻的过往，影片通过两人的婚姻关系展现了爱情的复杂与艰难。观众会被这对夫妻之间的情感纠葛所触动，同时也反思人性中的孤独与失望。