The May Fairy
1926 film
The May Fairy | |
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George Voskovec and Božena Svobodová | |
Czech | Pohádka máje |
Directed by | Karl Anton |
Written by | Václav Wasserman |
Based on | Pohádka máje by Vilém Mrštík |
Starring | Ferdinand Kaňkovský Anna Opplová |
Cinematography | Václav Vích |
Production company | Elektajournal |
Distributed by | Julius Schmitt |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Languages | Silent Czech intertitles |
The May Fairy (Czech: Pohádka máje) is a 1926 Czech silent romance film directed by Karl Anton based on a Vilém Mrštík's novel. It is credited with helping to introduce the tradition of lyricism in Czech cinema.[1] It was shot in several locations including Prague and Vienna. Another adaptation of the novel was made in 1940 by Otakar Vávra.
Cast
- Ferdinand Kaňkovský as Forester
- Anna Opplová as Forester's Wife
- Anita Janová as Helenka
- Jarmila Horáková as Gusta
- Berta Reifová as Albína
- George Voskovec as Ríša
- Ludvík Veverka as Ríša's Friend
- Antonín Marek as Priest
- Betty Kysilková as Priest's Housekeeper
- Božena Svobodová as Ríša's Landlady
- Mary Jansová as Waiter
- Marie Počepická as Marta
- František Fišer as Jenyš
- Saša Dobrovolná as Jenyš's Mother
- Jindřich Lhoták as Nikolaus von Rittenburg
- Jan Richter as Policeman
- Ladislav H. Struna as Pimp
- Helena Zmatlíková as Helenka
Release
The film was reconstructed in 2005 and re-released in cinemas with live music by Neuvěřitelno.[2]
References
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (2009). The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 15. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ "Pohádka máje". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links
- The May Fairy at IMDb
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Films directed by Karl Anton
- Gypsies (1922)
- The May Fairy (1926)
- Tonka of the Gallows (1930)
- A Girl from the Reeperbahn (1930)
- The Case of Colonel Redl (1931)
- Monsieur Albert (1932)
- The Champion Cook (1932)
- Make-Up (1932)
- The Naked Truth (1932)
- Nothing But Lies (1933)
- Number 33 (1933)
- Simone Is Like That (1933)
- The Porter from Maxim's (1933)
- Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935)
- Happy Arenas (1935)
- Martha (1936)
- White Slaves (1937)
- We Danced Around the World (1939)
- The Star of Rio (1940)
- The Thing About Styx (1942)
- The Big Number (1943)
- The Impostor (1944)
- Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1946)
- The Appeal to Conscience (1949)
- The Exchange (1952)
- The Cousin from Nowhere (1953)
- The Rose of Stamboul (1953)
- Bonjour Kathrin (1956)
- The Daring Swimmer (1957)
- Victor and Victoria (1957)
- The Avenger (1960)
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