the czech movie industry be famous for it masterpiece . and when they meet a genius a hrabal the outcome be excellent . the story be about a country side brewery somewhere in czech republic and at the beginning of the 20th century ( maybe right after wwi ) . we get a very good picture of the nature of czech people influence by the rigurous german ( represent by the manager of the brewery ) and the cheerful slavic nature of men who like good food and lot of beer . we get also a glimpse of the beauty of the czech woman in the person of the wife of the manager . the movie show also very well the change of the society in those time . at the begin everything be happen slowly and everybody be calm and and gradually thing quicken up and distance shorten and the world be change radically . if you like american comedy and please do not watch this movie . you would not understand it . but if you like to see a good european movie and you should not miss this .