Loves of a Blonde (1965) Milos Forman

I'm a big fan of Czech cinematography.  I find it to be genuinely simple and tenderly sincere.  This movie is very sweet and moving, but I'm not sure it's actually a movie, I thought of it more as the beginning of a movie. 

 

Milos Forman doesn't rush things.  He takes his time to let, the world he's creating, fully develop.  He filmed a detailed introduction of the characters and took more than half of the movie to finally define the conflict, which I think, was a wise decision since it allows you to truly get involved and empathize with the characters.

What I didn't understand is why he decided to end it so fast.  The truth is I was really enjoying the way the story was coming to life, and I wanted to see more of the romance between Andula and Milda, I was craving for more conflict or maybe just for Milda to smile again.  I was loving the way things were going and when I saw "the end" I felt very frustrated.  Maybe Milos Forman ran out of money, or maybe he really thought that was all there was to the story, but I find to be a shame since it was only beginning to go somewhere.