Story of Souls

Story of Souls

1965
1h 34m
8.0

8.0/10

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Comedy TV Movie
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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Status: Released

Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Československá televize
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

based on short story

Quick Facts

Original Title Příběh dušičkový
Release Date April 18, 1965
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0924474

Cast

Jan Pivec
Jan Pivec

oficiál Konopka

Jaroslav Marvan
Jaroslav Marvan

revident Koláč

Dana Medřická
Dana Medřická

Petronila

Libuše Havelková
Libuše Havelková

Trpalka

Josef Kemr
Josef Kemr

cirkusák

Jiřina Šejbalová
Jiřina Šejbalová

kartářka

Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek

advokát

Josef Gruss
Josef Gruss

vrchní rada

Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková

domovnice

Alois Dvorský
Alois Dvorský

zřízenec

Zdeněk Týle
Zdeněk Týle

hostinský (uncredited)

Key Crew

Antonín Bedřich
Executive Producer
František Filip
Director
Jiří Procházka
Screenplay