Embezzled Heaven
This is a story of human struggle for eternal happiness. Teta Linek, a cook for the noble Austrian family Argan, thinks primarily of ways to achieve heaven in the afterlife. In the hope of merciful acts, she helps her nephew, Mojmir, to become a priest and sends him a lot of money for years. The problem is, however, that she does not meet him for a long time. But once, when he writes to her about his graduation in, Teta, in her naiveness, travels to Hustopec to help him in his first parish. There, the truth is revealed - Mojmir is not a priest, lives in Prague, and spends the money on something entirely different. Teta starts to blame herself for her gullibility and selfishness in looking for her personal happiness. In her despair, she makes a pilgrimage to Rome where she hopes to get a redeeming blessing from the Pope. To her relief, the whole group takes part in the audience with Pius XII. Soon after, Teta falls ill and, having been rewarded by the Holy Father, she dies full of hope to get a beautiful place in heaven.
- 1958
- 1 Hr 31 Mins
- Drama
This is a story of human struggle for eternal happiness. Teta Linek, a cook for the noble Austrian family Argan, thinks primarily of ways to achieve heaven in the afterlife. In the hope of merciful acts, she helps her nephew, Mojmir, to become a priest and sends him a lot of money for years. The problem is, however, that she does not meet him for a long time. But once, when he writes to her about his graduation in, Teta, in her naiveness, travels to Hustopec to help him in his first parish. There, the truth is revealed - Mojmir is not a priest, lives in Prague, and spends the money on something entirely different. Teta starts to blame herself for her gullibility and selfishness in looking for her personal happiness. In her despair, she makes a pilgrimage to Rome where she hopes to get a redeeming blessing from the Pope. To her relief, the whole group takes part in the audience with Pius XII. Soon after, Teta falls ill and, having been rewarded by the Holy Father, she dies full of hope to get a beautiful place in heaven.