May Fairy Tale

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 1940

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Elektafilm

Cast

Hermína Vojtová,František Kovářík,Václav Švec,Nataša Gollová,Miloš Nedbal,Jaroslav Vojta,František Hlavatý,Martin Raus,Jiří Fiala,Theodor Pištěkand 19 more

Director

Otakar Vávra

Writer

Otakar Vávra,Vilém Mrštík

Cinematography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Music

Jiří Srnka

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0152013