The River (Czech: Řeka) is a 1933 Czechoslovak film drama directed by Josef Rovenský. The film was also released with German voiceovers under the title Junge Liebe in 1934.[1]
| The River | |
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| Directed by | Josef Rovenský |
| Written by | Jan Reiter Josef Rovenský |
| Starring | Jarmila Beránková Václav Jalovec |
| Cinematography | Jan Stallich |
| Music by | Josef Dobeš |
Production company | Reiter |
| Distributed by | Elektafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 min |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Languages | Czech German |
The film won Best Director Prize at 1934 Venice Film Festival.[1]
Production edit
The film was shot in 12 days — 3 days for exteriors and 9 days in the studio. The outdoor scenes were filmed around Poříčí nad Sázavou and in hotel Hubertus in Jíloviště.[2]
Cast edit
- Jarmila Beránková as Pepička Matuková
- Václav Jalovec as Pavel Sychra
- Jaroslav Vojta as Jan Sychra, Pavel's father
- Hermína Vojtová as Pavel's mother
- Jan Sviták as Poacher Václav Zimák
- Rudolf Deyl sr. as Teacher
- Jan W. Speerger as Gendarme
- Antonín Marlé as Buyer
- Marie Rýdlová as Buyer's wife
- Jaroslav Marvan as Director of the hotel
- Josef Rovenský as Poacher
Release edit
The premiere was in Lucerna cinema in Prague on 13 October 1933. The film was commercially very successful. It won a Best Director Prize at 1934 Venice Film Festival and was distributed in 30 countries. It was the first Czechoslovak film distributed in Japan and India.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Řeka (1933) – Filmový přehled". filmovyprehled.cz. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ a b "Řeka (1933)". csfd.cz (in Czech).
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