
Wolf Trap (1958)
Overview
The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older -- woman (Jirina Sejbavola). Hoping to temporarily escape his overbearing wife's clutches, the husband strikes up a friendship with her young ward (Jana Brejchova). The relationship blossoms into a deep abiding love, but the jellyfish husband can't bring himself to declare his ardor to the girl. Even after the death of the wife, the husband hasn't the intestinal fortitude to admit his passion, and the results are bleak indeed for the unfortunate ward. Director Jiri Weiss does a masterful job staging his story of frustration and denial against a backdrop of post-WWI bourgeois banality.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | cs |
Popularity | 0.211 |
Directed By
Jiří Weiss
Crew
František Daniel
Karel Feix
Jiří Weiss
Jarmila Glazarová
Jarmila Glazarová
Jiří Weiss
Václav Hanuš
Josef Hanuš
Karel Škvor
Václav Štědronský
Ota Janeček
Ladislav Tomek
Otakar Košťál
Jiří Šimon
Anežka Kunová
Miroslav Hájek
Miloslav Hůrka
František Milič
Věra Kadlecová
Jiří Srnka
František Belfín
Jiří Weiss
Jiří Brdečka