It Was the First of May

It Was the First of May

1919 · 10 min · Comedy

A young man is waiting on a park bench for his beloved to arrive. She meets a seductive old man in the window of a goldsmith's shop who gives her the jewelry she admired in the window. The young man sees his lover's relationship with the old man intensifying and enters an almost irreparable crisis.

Directed by Thea Červenková · Written by Thea Červenková

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