Hana Vitova Collection (4DVD) - DVD

Milování zakázáno (Lovemaking Forbidden)
Directed by: Miroslav Cikán, Karel Lamač, 1938, 82 min., b&w
A crazy comedy about a bankrupt factory owner whose desperate creditors help him get money from a wealthy relative from overseas. The scene with the gramophone playing the song “Sbohem buď, pohádko mládí” (Farewell, Fairy Tale of Youth) is one of the most elaborate comic scenes in Czech cinema.
Starring: V. Trégl, K. Lamač, H. Vítová, J. Plachta, A. Letenská, H. Bušová, J. Marvan
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

Noční motýl (Night Butterfly)
Directed by: František Čáp, 1941, 84 min., b&w
A melodrama seasoned with a pinch of eroticism, in which Hana Vítová delivered one of her best acting performances. This Art Nouveau costume drama with lavish set design was screened at the 11th Venice International Film Festival in 1941.
Starring: H. Vítová, A. Mandlová, S. Beneš, G. Nezval, M. Glázrová, R. Hrušínský
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

Pytlákova schovanka aneb Šlechetný milionář (The Poacher's Foster Daughter or The Noble Millionaire)
Directed by: Martin Frič, 1949, 116 min., b&w/colour
Director Martin Frič parodies the sentimental film kitsch of the First Republic through a constant stream of rediscovered old flames, lost orphans, and fateful encounters. The film tells the story of an honourable country girl who conquers the big city and a millionaire's heart.
Starring: O. Nový, H. Vítová, E. Nollová, O. Korbelář, T. Pištěk, Z. Dítě, B. Machník
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

Sobota (Saturday)
Directed by: Václav Wasserman, 1944, 89 min., b&w
A melodrama about marital infidelity, written under a pseudonym by Olga Scheinpflugová during the occupation. After this film was made, Oldřich Nový ended up in a concentration camp and Adina Mandlová never appeared in a Czech film again.
Starring: O. Nový, A. Mandlová, F. Hanus, H. Vítová, L. Boháč, J. Štěpničková, R. Šlemrová
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired