Story of Souls (1965)
Overview
The dramatization of the Old Prague short story by the writer Ignát Herrmann is an acting concert by Jan Pivec. In this film from 1964, the actor let all registers of his mature acting sound, from outright comical positions to tones sounding with tragic undertones. And although the character of Vavřinec Konopka clearly dominates in this story, the great actor disciplinedly left enough space for his teammates, especially Jaroslav Marvan, Dana Medřická (her poisonous Petronila is an excellent figure), the modest Libuša Havelková and the bohemian Josef Kemr and everyone else. The director František Filip was actually the conductor here, who got a beautifully coordinated orchestra of soloists at his disposal... But let's go back to the century before last. Where is the dignified and rather burly official Mr. Konopka peláší? And even runs with a jet and without a hat…
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 0.0799 |
Directed By
František Filip
Crew
Ignát Herrmann
Miloš Ditrich
Eva Mičulková
Karel Holub
Rudolf Wolf
Karel Sklenička
Jiří Procházka
Kamil Kadeřábek
Otakar Košťál
Jiřina Pokorná-Makoszová
Magdalena Lautnerová
Michaela Kirchnerová
Jaroslav Ciboch
Fernand Vácha
Jarmila Müllerová
Ferdinand Zelenka
Antonín Bedřich
Miroslav Řezníček
Jiří Hurych
Jan Kohout
Karel Lukáš
Josef Pitrák
František Jaderník
Štěpán Koníček
Ladislav Hausdorf
Vladimír Opletal
Jiří Procházka
František Filip
TOP CAST
Jan Pivec
oficiál Konopka
Jaroslav Marvan
revident Koláč
Dana Medřická
Petronila
Libuše Havelková
Trpalka
Josef Kemr
cirkusák
Jiřina Šejbalová
kartářka
Martin Růžek
advokát
Josef Gruss
vrchní rada
Stella Zázvorková
domovnice
Alois Dvorský
zřízenec
Zdeněk Týle
hostinský (uncredited)
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