Alef:
I have seen the film scene (which is very sensual), but didn't know that it has been followed up by so many stage versions. Very civilized people, the Czechs!
When we bought our first home back in 1982 I started breaking off the old cracked white wall tiles in the bathroom to re-tile. On the back of the tiles it was stamped 'Made in Czechoslovakia 1938'. I actually shed a tear thinking about what became of the people who worked in that factory shortly afterwards.