The Legend of the Silver Fir

František Vláčil lost the opportunity to work at the Barrandov studio with the onset of normalization — in the then-named Gottwaldov, he created several medium-length films in which he applied his poetic vision and experience working with a child protagonist. "The Legend of the Silver Fir" was made from a screenplay by Vladimír Körner and tells the story of a boy from the Beskid forests who romantically admires the demanding and dangerous work of seed collectors, who climb daily into the crowns of mature coniferous trees...