Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977) — AI Story Visualization

Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

A doctor's journey of self-discovery and connection in a small Czech village

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Return to Homeland

Building Connections

Life's Complications

Crisis and Resolution

A stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town. Gradually he's drawn into the lives of his patients—a childless couple, a pregnant girl with a stern mother, the son of a duck farmer—and each relationship reveals a bit more about him and the idyllic but insular community.

Directed by

František Vláčil

Key Cast

Rating: 6.7/10 (10 votes)