Milada Smolíková
1891 - 1972Tam na horách
Sidney M. Goldin
Karel Schleichert, Běla Horská
“And I say unto you, ask and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”. This quote from the Gospel of Luke is read out loud by one of the characters in Tam na horách. It will manifest itself in the destinies of the two protagonists, in the story of an unmarried mother from a mountain village, who becomes a great opera singer and toast of the city salons, and in the story of her seducer, a successful painter. The fate of the two lovers offers a double perspective. One of the advertising slogans for Tam na horách was “The first Czech film of international production”, which helped to rise the audience’s expectations.
There in the Mountains
Škola základ života
Martin Frič
Theodor Pištěk, František Smolík
Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.
School Is the Foundation of Life
Advent
Vladimír Vlček
Gustav Hilmar, Nina Jiránková
…Накануне своей свадьбы трагически погиб молодой лесоруб Ян. Много горя хлебнула его возлюбленная Франтишка, оставшись с «незаконным» — внебрачным — ребёнком на руках. Погналась она за призрачным счастьем — согласилась стать женой старого, но богатого вдовца Подешвы, и жизнь её превратилась в сплошные муки и унижения. Лютой ненавистью, нескрываемой злобой встретила новую хозяйку дома Розина. Она жила здесь с давних пор на правах экономки Подешвы, но на самом деле была его любовницей. Розина досаждала Франтишке на каждом шагу и поедом ела её сынишку — маленького Метудека. Когда Подешва сватался к Франтишке, он обещал любить ребёнка, как своего родного сына. Ничего не осталось теперь от этих обещаний! Розина натравливала Подешву и против его жены и против мальчика…
Advent
