The Garden Store trilogy comprises three independent films that take place
against the backdrop of the most dramatic events of the past century and on
the timeline precede the popular Pelíšky (Cosy Dens, 1999). It speaks of three
families headed by an air radio operator, an owner of a hairdressing salon
and an owner of a gardening store. For 20 years, it follows characters that
had to live the best years of their lives in these turbulent times. The final
part of the trilogy, Suitor takes place at the end of the 1950s. Again, it is the
story of love, this time the lovers’ one, addressing a silent war between parents
and their children scarred by the world war and the communist coup.
Taking a tragicomically dispassionate view, the film paints a sharp division
line between the pre-war and the post-war generation, with the generational
clash ensuing from different life experiences of parents and their children.
While each generation has its own idea of happiness, one thing is for sure:
they must find their own way to it.