May Fairy Tale

May Fairy Tale

30.10. 12:00
CS Film
95 minutes
1940
Historic / Poetic / Psychological / Romantic

Ríša, a student of law, neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks. His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of his debts. Ríša, however, is not entirely beyond hope. He decides to go and stay for a while with his uncle, a priest, who lives in Moravia, in order to prepare for his exams. He meets Helenka, the timid daughter of the local gamekeeper, at a village ball and is enchanted by her. The days pass and their idyllic relationship begins to tire Ríša. He begins to tell Helenka about his former debauched life the about the broken hearts of beautiful women. Helenka is hurt and refuses to see Ríša anymore. His uncle, the priest, is incensed at his behaviour and orders his nephew out of the house. Ríša tries desperately to find Helenka so he can make it up to her.

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About show

Czech
1940
Historic / Poetic / Psychological / Romantic

Ríša, a student of law, neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks. His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of his debts. Ríša, however, is not entirely beyond hope. He decides to go and stay for a while with his uncle, a priest, who lives in Moravia, in order to prepare for his exams. He meets Helenka, the timid daughter of the local gamekeeper, at a village ball and is enchanted by her. The days pass and their idyllic relationship begins to tire Ríša. He begins to tell Helenka about his former debauched life the about the broken hearts of beautiful women. Helenka is hurt and refuses to see Ríša anymore. His uncle, the priest, is incensed at his behaviour and orders his nephew out of the house. Ríša tries desperately to find Helenka so he can make it up to her.

Creators

Otakar Vávra

Cast

Jiří Julius Fiala, Jindřich Adolf, Vlasta Fabianová, Miloš Nedbal, Jaroslav Průcha, Leopolda Dostalová, Theodor Pištěk, Jaroslav Vojta, Marie Blažková, Alois Dvorský, Miloš Šubrt, Nataša Gollová, Antonín Jirsa, Václav Švec, Emanuel Hříbal, František Hlavatý, Josef Oliak, Martin Raus, Jiří Hron, Filip Balek-Brodský, Elsa Vetešníková, Hermína Vojtová, Jiří Fiala, Bedřich Ulrych, Stanislav Neumann, Stanislava Strobachová, Svatopluk Beneš, František Kovářík, Božena Šustrová, Slávka Procházková, Margit Fleischhansová