Synopsis:OneofGustavMachaty’s(Ecstasy)majorachievements,FromSaturdaytoSundayismarkedbyagentleromanticism.Twosecretariesgooutonadoubledate,buttheinexperiencedMaryfleeswhenofferedmoneyforsexualfavors.ShetakesrefugeinacafeandencountersaplebeianPrinceCharming.Thefilmrecountsthesimpleprogressoftheirromanceaftertheygohometogether.Ifthetaleisnotunusual,thetellingissuperb.Thecharactersaresharplyobserved,withastrongsenseofsocialcontext.Machaty’sfirsttalkieisamasterpieceofsophisticatedearlysoundcinema.Andthefilm’scredits-CzechjazzfounderJezek,SurrealistpoetNezval,experimentalfilmmakerHammid-provideampleproofthatinpre-warCzechoslovakia,theavant-gardemadesignificantcontributionstomainstreamproduction.(ElliottStein)