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Věra Chytilová’s debut feature intercuts between the stories of a gymnast and a housewife; while both women are in their prime, the worlds they inhabit tell them otherwise. The gymnast goes through backbreaking training to prepare for her final competition before retirement. The young housewife is married to an indifferent husband and lives a monotonous routine taking care of a young child. The former is documentary and the latter is fiction—and both shine as authentic, detailed observations of women trying to live life to the fullest.