The first half of film offers a pure romance. Fresh, realistic, seductive, in some measure , provocative.
The second is about terrible pain, undefined, uncured , perturbing each aspect of the life of Elishka.
And this is the source of bitterness and realism of story - a situation in which the love becomes hopeless , in which the final decision , far to a shocking one, inspired, in some measure, by the song of martin, is normal.
I admitt, Martanske lode is a film who I love. For fair acting, for the fair story, for the details of a sufferance having in its body two people , loving each other , looking for a reasonable answer to their incertitude.
Sure, far to be remarkable. Almost cold for its minimalist. But easy to feel it and honest at whole.