17,087 views
Drama / Historical A television adaptation of the novel by the French writer and naturalist Emile Zola tells the story of a wealthy merchant Saccard (R. Hrušínský) and his family. Renata (H. Maciuchová), a fragile and naive woman of noble origin, marries the calculating merchant Saccard and believes that he has saved her honor out of love. Saccard has a son, Maxim (M. Vašinka), from his first marriage; the woman falls in love with him and becomes his mistress. Surrounded by ruthless predators who only care about property, the unsuspecting Renata is gradually robbed of everything by the merchant and his sister (V. Kubánková)…